College Football Team Details: Western Illinois
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Western Illinois FCS : Big South-OVC

Location
Macomb IL

Spirit Name
Fighting Leathernecks

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Rocky 		Stadium:
Hanson Field: FCS Rank 35
Capacity: 17,168
Surface: Grass

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University Snapshot

Year Annual
Record		 Coach Head Coach Record Overall Record Total Win Rank / Winning % Returning Letterman Returning
Starters		 Attendance
2009 1-10 Mark Hendrickson @ WIU 7-15 Winning Percentage 31.81 496-412-33 Winning Percentage 54.46 Total Win Rank 37 Winning Percentage Rank 53 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 7* Defense 6 9,652 FCS Rk 35
2010 8-5 Mark Hendrickson @ WIU 15-20 Winning Percentage 42.85 504-417-33 Winning Percentage 54.56 Total Win Rank 37 Winning Percentage Rank 50 Total 39 Off. 21 Def. 16 S.T. 2 Offense 6* Defense 5 9,232 Decrease FCS Rank 41
2011 2-9 Mark Hendrickson @ WIU 17-29 Winning Percentage 36.95 506-426-33 Winning Percentage 54.15 Total Win Rank 37 Winning Percentage Rank 54 Total 39 Off. 19 Def. 17 S.T. 1 Offense 5 Defense 5 8,357 Decrease FCS Rank 54
2012 3-8 Mark Hendrickson @ WIU 20-37 Winning Percentage 35.08 509-434-33 Winning Percentage 53.84 Total Win Rank 37 Winning Percentage Rank 53 Total 40 Off. 20 Def. 18 S.T. 2 Offense 7* Defense 6 9,649 Increase FCS Rank 33
2013 4-8 Bob Nielson @ WIU 4-8 Winning Percentage 33.33 513-442-33 Winning Percentage 53.58 Total Win Rank 38 Winning Percentage Rank 57 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 5,525 Decrease FCS Rank 79
2014 5-7 Bob Nielson @ WIU 9-15 Winning Percentage 33.33 518-449-33 Winning Percentage 53.44 Total Win Rank 38 Winning Percentage Rank 54 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 4,525 Decrease FCS Rank 93
2015 7-6 Bob Nielson @ WIU 16-21 Winning Percentage 33.33 525-455-33 Winning Percentage 53.44 Total Win Rank 37 Winning Percentage Rank 52 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 4,774 Increase FCS Rank 90
2016 6-5 Charlie Fisher @ WIU 6-5 Winning Percentage 54.55 531-460-33 Winning Percentage 53.46 Total Win Rank 35 Winning Percentage Rank 51 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 4,910 Increase FCS Rank 90
2017 8-4 Charlie Fisher @ WIU 14-9 Winning Percentage 60.86 539-464-33 Winning Percentage 53.62 Total Win Rank 36 Winning Percentage Rank 50 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 3,477 Decrease FCS Rank 99
2018 5-6 Jared Elliott @ WIU 5-6 Winning Percentage 45.45 544-470-33 Winning Percentage 53.53 Total Win Rank 37 Winning Percentage Rank 50 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 3,179 Decrease FCS Rank 102
2019 1-11 Jared Elliott @ WIU 6-17 Winning Percentage 26.08 545-481-33 Winning Percentage 53.02 Total Win Rank 39 Winning Percentage Rank 52 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 2,654 Decrease FCS Rank 111
2020 1-5 Jared Elliott @ WIU 7-22 Winning Percentage 24.13 546-486-33 Winning Percentage 52.82 Total Win Rank 41 Winning Percentage Rank 54 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA Covid 19
2021 2-9 Jared Elliott @ WIU 9-31 Winning Percentage 22.50 548-495-33 Winning Percentage 52.46 Total Win Rank 43 Winning Percentage Rank 57 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 3,282 Increase FCS Rank 105
2022 0-11 Myles Henderson @ WIU 0-11 Winning Percentage 00.00 548-506-33 Winning Percentage 51.93 Total Win Rank 43 Winning Percentage Rank 61 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 3,938 Increase FCS Rank 95
2023 0-0 Myles Henderson @ WIU 0-11 Winning Percentage 00.00 548-506-33 Winning Percentage 51.93 Total Win Rank 43 Winning Percentage Rank 61 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA TBD
2024 0-0
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2018)

Record 2018

Overall: W:5 L:6 T:0
Conf: W:5 L:6 T:0
Division: W:5 L:6 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
FCS (FCS AQ's) Aug-30 2018 Montana State
 -VS- 
Western Illinois 		LOSS
26 - 23
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Montana State 2-7 158 81 239 1 14 3
Western Illinois 7-41 153 164 317 2 15 3
BCS (FBS AQ's) Sep-08 2018 Illinois
 -VS- 
Western Illinois 		LOSS
24 - 14
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Illinois 14-145 238 138 376 0 13 3
Western Illinois 6-57 66 295 361 3 12 3
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-15 2018 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
Montana 		WIN
31 - 27
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 6-58 45 360 405 1 17 7
Montana 7-59 140 229 369 4 18 7
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Sep-29 2018 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
Youngstown State 		WIN
45 - 38
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 8-86 151 324 475 0 14 8
Youngstown State 3-40 55 418 473 3 18 7
Same Conference Oct-06 2018 Illinois State
 -VS- 
Western Illinois 		LOSS
33 - 16
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Illinois State 4-42 150 120 270 0 15 4
Western Illinois 11-108 57 220 277 1 14 2
Same Conference Oct-13 2018 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
North Dakota State 		LOSS
7 - 34
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 6-55 9 287 296 5 15 5
North Dakota State 3-36 153 123 276 0 15 6
Same Conference Oct-20 2018 Missouri State
 -VS- 
Western Illinois 		WIN
14 - 31
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Missouri State 4-46 68 215 283 2 10 1
Western Illinois 5-33 260 305 565 1 18 11
Same Conference Oct-27 2018 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
Northern Iowa 		WIN
37 - 17
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 7-64 102 300 402 1 14 9
Northern Iowa 6-70 87 218 305 3 14 5
Same Conference Nov-03 2018 Southern Illinois
 -VS- 
Western Illinois 		WIN
31 - 34
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Southern Illinois 10-111 147 208 355 4 16 9
Western Illinois 9-89 126 283 409 2 14 6
Same Conference Nov-10 2018 South Dakota
 -VS- 
Western Illinois 		LOSS
17 - 12
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota 7-65 147 220 367 2 16 8
Western Illinois 6-30 21 251 272 1 16 6
Same Conference Nov-17 2018 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
Indiana State 		LOSS
13 - 15
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 8-90 154 202 356 1 13 3
Indiana State 2-25 145 149 294 1 15 7

Record 2018

Overall: W:5 L:6 T:0
Conf: W:5 L:6 T:0
Division: W:5 L:6 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards		 Passing
Yards		 Total
Yards		 Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts		 3rd Down
Coversions
Western Illinois 79 - 711 Yards 1144 2991 4135 18 162 63
Opponents 62 - 646 Yards 1488 2119 3607 20 164 60
KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

  • Other = Same Conference
  • BCS = Non Conf. BCS
  • FBS = Non Conf. FBS
  • FCS = non Conf. FCS
  • FCS Non AQ = Other

Offense Data   Back To Top

Offense Total Yards

Games Yards Avg. Yards Per Game
11 4135 376

Offense Passing

Games Yards Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2991 272

Offense Rushing

Games Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
11 1144 104

Offense Scoring

Games Total Points Avg. Points Per Game
11 263 24

Offense Turnovers

Games Turnovers Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 18 1.64

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts Third Down Coversions Third Down Conversion Percentage
162 63 38.9%

Offense Red Zone

Games RZ Drives RZ Scores RZ Points RZ Rushing TD RZ Passing TD RZ TD Total RZ Field Goals RZ Scoring Percentage RZ TD Percentage
11 34 25 132 7 12 19 6 74% 56%

Defense Data   Back To Top

Defense Total Yards

Games Opponent Total Yards Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
11 3607 328

Defense Passing

Games Opponent Total Passing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2119 193

Defense Rushing

Games Opponent Total Rushing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 1488 135

Defense Scoring

Games Opponent Total Points Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
11 276 25

Defense Turnovers

Games Opponent Turnovers Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 20 1.82

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts Opponent Third Down Coversions Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
164 60 36.6%

Defense Red Zone

Games Opponent RZ Drives Opponent RZ Scores Opponent RZ Points Opponent RZ Rushing_TD Opponent RZ Passing_TD Opponent RZ Zone TD Opponent RZ Field Goals Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage Opponent RZ TD Percentage
11 43 36 177 14 9 23 13 84% 53%

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