2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

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

* Myers Hendrickson (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Pat Denecke (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Todd Drury (2nd season)
Home stadium| Hanson Field

Seasons

<- 2022

2024 ->

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 15  | - | 0  |
No. 4 South Dakota ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 3 North Dakota State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
No. 19 Youngstown State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 16 North Dakota ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Northern Iowa |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Illinois State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Murray State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Indiana State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Western Illinois |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Myers Hendrickson. The Leathernecks played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. This was the final season for the Leathernecks in the MVFC before moving to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) for the 2024–25 season.

## Schedule

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September 2| 8:00 p.m.| at New Mexico State*|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| ESPN+| L 21–58| 17,843
September 9| 3:00 p.m.| Illinois State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN+| L 18–34| 3,648
September 16| 6:00 p.m.| Lindenwood*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN+| L 40–43| 3,548
September 23| 7:00 p.m.| at Southern Utah*|

* Eccles Coliseum
* Cedar City, UT

| ESPN+| L 17–37| 6,504
October 7| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 16 North Dakota|

* Alerus Center
* Grand Forks, ND

| ESPN+| L 10–49| 9,758
October 14| 3:00 p.m.| Missouri State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN+| L 7–48| 2,809
October 21| 2:30 p.m.| at No. 14 North Dakota State|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| ESPN+| L 7–52| 14,255
October 28| 3:00 p.m.| No. 11 Southern Illinois|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN+| L 0–63| 2,636
November 4| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 18 Northern Iowa|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| ESPN+| L 6–50| 8,051
November 11| 12:00 p.m.| at Indiana State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| ESPN+| L 6–27| 3,151
November 18| 1:00 p.m.| No. 5 South Dakota|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN+| L 6–48| 1,935

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries

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## References

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1. ^ "2023 Western Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

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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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