2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record| 0–11 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Myers Hendrickson (1st season)

Defensive coordinator| Todd Drury (1st season)
Home stadium| Hanson Field

Seasons

<- 2021

2023 ->

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 2 North Dakota State ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 3  |
No. 20 North Dakota ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Youngstown State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Northern Iowa |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Illinois State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Southern Illinois |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
South Dakota |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Indiana State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Western Illinois |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

As of January 3, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Myers Hendrickson. The Leathernecks played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 18 UT Martin*|

* Graham Stadium
* Martin, TN

| ESPN+| L 25–42| 5,127
September 10| 11:00 a.m.| at Minnesota*|

* Huntington Bank Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| BTN| L 10–62| 43,859
September 17| 3:00 p.m.| Southern Utah*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN+| L 10–17| 5,024
September 24| 3:00 p.m.| Northern Iowa|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN+| L 17–52| 4,500
October 1| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 2 South Dakota State|

* Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
* Brookings, SD

| ESPN+| L 10–34| 15,237
October 15| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 16 Southern Illinois|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN+| L 7–30| 10,118
October 22| 3:00 p.m.| Youngstown State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN+| L 27–28| 7,217
October 29| 2:00 p.m.| at Missouri State|

* Robert W. Plaster Stadium
* Springfield, MO

| ESPN+| L 14–64| 10,712
November 5| 1:00 p.m.|  No. 4 North Dakota State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN+| L 17–56| 2,534
November 12| 12:00 p.m.| Indiana State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| | L 0–21| 2,661
November 19| 12:00 p.m.| at Illinois State|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| | L 13–20 OT| 2,579

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

## Game summaries

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### At No. 18 UT Martin

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Leathernecks  | 0  | 7  | 6  | 12 | 25
No. 18 Skyhawks | 7  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 42

See also: 2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

### At Minnesota

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Leathernecks  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 10
Golden Gophers | 14  | 17  | 21  | 10 | 62

See also: 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

### Southern Utah

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Thunderbirds | 10  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 17
Leathernecks  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 10

See also: 2022 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

### Northern Iowa

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Panthers | 0  | 17  | 21  | 14 | 52
Leathernecks  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 17

See also: 2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

### At No. 2 South Dakota State

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Leathernecks  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 10
No. 2 Jackrabbits | 10  | 7  | 3  | 14 | 34

See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

### At No. 16 Southern Illinois

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Leathernecks  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
No. 16 Salukis | 14  | 9  | 7  | 0 | 30

See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

### Youngstown State

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Penguins | 3  | 7  | 0  | 18 | 28
Leathernecks  | 0  | 7  | 6  | 14 | 27

See also: 2022 Youngstown State Penguins football team

### At Missouri State

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Leathernecks  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14
Bears | 17  | 28  | 10  | 9 | 64

See also: 2022 Missouri State Bears football team

### No. 4 North Dakota State

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No. 4 Bison | 14  | 14  | 21  | 7 | 56
Leathernecks  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 17

See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team

### Indiana State

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Sycamores | 0  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 21
Leathernecks  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

See also: 2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team

### At Illinois State

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Leathernecks  | 0  | 7  | 3  | 3| 0 | 13
Redbirds | 7  | 6  | 0  | 0| 7 | 20

See also: 2022 Illinois State Redbirds football team

## References

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1. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". goleathernecks.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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