2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record| 1–10 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Don Patterson (10th season; first 3 games)
* Mark Hendrickson (interim, final 8 games)

Home stadium| Hanson Field

Seasons

<- 2008

2010 ->

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 11 South Dakota State ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
No. 18 Northern Iowa |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Illinois State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Missouri State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Youngstown State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
North Dakota State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Indiana State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Western Illinois |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the in Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by head coaches Mark Hendrickson and Don Patterson, who left the team late in the 2008 season due to health problems. The 2009 season was Patterson's last with Western Illinois. He coached the first three games before stepping down, ceding the head coaching duties to Hendrickson. They played their home games at Hanson Field. The team compiling an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the MVFC.[1]

## Schedule

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September 3| at Sam Houston State*|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| W 35–28| 6,035| [2]
September 12| at Northern Illinois*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| L 7–41| |
September 19| Stephen F. Austin*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 30–40| 15,328|
October 3| No. 8 Southern Illinois|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 10–30| 13,459| [3]
October 10| at Youngstown State|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| L 21–31| |
October 17| Missouri State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 16–17| | [4]
October 24| at Indiana State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| L 14–17| |
October 31| North Dakota State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 7–14| 5,489| [5]
November 7| at Illinois State|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| L 7–25| 12,074| [6]
November 14| at No. 11 Northern Iowa|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| L 0–34| |
November 21| No. 12 South Dakota State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 7–27| |

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

## References

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1. ^ "Western Illinois Yearly Results 2010–2014". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
2. ^ "WIU hangs on for opening win". The Pantagraph. September 4, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Hefferman, Todd (October 4, 2009). "Dawgs run away from WIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Late field goal lifts MSU past WIU". The Dispatch. October 18, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Paschall plunges over twice". The Bismarck Tribune. November 1, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 8, 2009). "Illinois State Defense Stars In Win Over WIU". The Pantagraph. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2021 - 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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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