2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Conference| Gateway Football Conference
Record| 5–5 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach|

* Don Patterson (3rd season)

Home stadium| Hanson Field

Seasons

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2001 Gateway Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 15 Youngstown State |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Western Illinois |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Southwest Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Indiana State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Illinois State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Southern Illinois |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–5 record overall and a 4–3 record in conference play.[1] Western Illinois played a ten-game schedule instead of the typical eleven-game schedule in Division I-AA, as they were unable to schedule an eleventh opponent before the season began.[2]

## Schedule

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August 30| No. 3 Western Kentucky| No. 13|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 17–13| 11,832| [3]
September 22| at No. 3 Youngstown State| No. 6|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| L 7–41| 19,331| [4]
September 29| Southern Illinois| No. 13|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 38–21| 13,744| [5]
October 6| Southern Utah*| No. 14|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 27–20| 8,824| [6]
October 13| at Illinois State| No. 14|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| W 33–23| 6,777| [7]
October 20| No. 14 Northern Iowa| No. 12|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 14–17| 15,637| [8]
October 27| Southwest Missouri State| No. 16|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 28–43| 5,187| [9]
November 3| at No. 19 Sam Houston State*| No. 23|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| L 24–49| 2,842| [10]
November 10| at South Florida*| |

* Raymond James Stadium
* Tampa, FL

| L 17–48| 23,252| [11]
November 17| at Indiana State| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| W 52–15| 6,135| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
2. ^ Batterson, Steve (August 8, 2001). "Western Illinois still seeks respect". Quad-City Times. p. D6. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Toppers lose opener at Western Illinois". Messenger-Inquirer. August 31, 2001. p. 1B. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Youngstown State handles Western Illinois". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 23, 2001. p. D3. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Cunningham, Steve (September 30, 2001). "Dawgs bark, but can't bite off a win against Western". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "SUU Falls Short Against No. 14 Western Illinois". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 7, 2001. p. C6. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 14, 2001). "Nothing special about this ISU loss". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Logue, Andrew (October 21, 2001). "Strong kicking, clutch receptions boost Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 8C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Capie, Kevin (October 28, 2001). "SMS springs upset on No. 16 Western Illinois". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "McCown Throws For 5 TDs". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Associated Press. November 4, 2001. p. 3:4. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Young, Pete (November 11, 2001). "Bulls keep it close... for a little bit". Tampa Bay Times. p. 17C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Indiana State again ends with losing mark". South Bend Tribune. Associated Press. November 18, 2001. p. C4. Retrieved January 30, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Venues|

* Hanson Field (1950–present)

Culture & lore|

* Colonel Rock
* Rocky
* "We're Marching On"
* WIU Marching Leathernecks

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* NFL draftees

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