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

Location
Macomb IL

Spirit Name
Fighting Leathernecks

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

Offense Data | Defense Data

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 (2021)

Record 2021

Overall: W:2 L:9 T:0
Conf: W:2 L:9 T:0
Division: W:2 L:9 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
FBS (FBS Non AQ's) Sep-02 2021 Ball State
 -VS- 
Western Illinois
LOSS
31 - 21
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Ball State 5-26 216 188 404 0 15 5
Western Illinois 7-73 70 367 437 1 13 3
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-11 2021 Montana
 -VS- 
Western Illinois
LOSS
42 - 7
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Montana 2-15 242 276 518 4 12 6
Western Illinois 8-85 40 111 151 3 16 5
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-18 2021 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
Eastern Washington
LOSS
56 - 62
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 8-56 175 468 643 1 14 5
Eastern Washington 7-79 206 548 754 0 13 6
Same Conference Sep-25 2021 Youngstown State
 -VS- 
Western Illinois
WIN
35 - 38
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Youngstown State 10-111 298 76 374 2 15 7
Western Illinois 8-85 72 328 400 1 11 4
Same Conference Oct-02 2021 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
Southern Illinois
LOSS
30 - 31
Overtime
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 14-123 96 225 321 2 13 5
Southern Illinois 9-85 51 240 291 2 16 6
Same Conference Oct-09 2021 Indiana State
 -VS- 
Western Illinois
LOSS
37 - 27
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Indiana State 13-113 219 226 445 0 10 2
Western Illinois 5-40 28 449 477 2 16 8
Same Conference Oct-16 2021 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
South Dakota State
LOSS
17 - 41
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 0-0 109 107 216 2 6 3
South Dakota State 2-13 78 110 188 0 6 0
Same Conference Oct-23 2021 North Dakota
 -VS- 
Western Illinois
LOSS
34 - 10
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
North Dakota 3-18 261 346 607 1 15 8
Western Illinois 8-118 38 292 330 2 13 2
Same Conference Oct-30 2021 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
Illinois State
WIN
38 - 31
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 5-65 110 298 408 0 14 7
Illinois State 5-41 187 110 297 3 12 6
Same Conference Nov-06 2021 Western Illinois
 -VS- 
South Dakota
LOSS
21 - 42
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Illinois 3-35 70 402 472 2 17 6
South Dakota 5-32 220 259 479 1 14 4
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Nov-20 2021 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
Western Illinois
LOSS
41 - 3
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 9-110 237 241 478 2 15 7
Western Illinois 4-20 -46 163 117 5 14 2

Record 2021

Overall: W:2 L:9 T:0
Conf: W:2 L:9 T:0
Division: W:2 L:9 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards
Passing
Yards
Total
Yards
Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts
3rd Down
Coversions
Western Illinois 70 - 700 Yards 762 3210 3972 21 147 50
Opponents 70 - 643 Yards 2215 2620 4835 15 143 57
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 3972 361

Offense Passing

Games Yards Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 3210 292

Offense Rushing

Games Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
11 762 69

Offense Scoring

Games Total Points Avg. Points Per Game
11 268 24

Offense Turnovers

Games Turnovers Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 21 1.91

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts Third Down Coversions Third Down Conversion Percentage
147 50 34%

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 33 28 153 7 16 23 5 85% 70%

Defense Data   Back To Top


Defense Total Yards

Games Opponent Total Yards Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
11 4835 440

Defense Passing

Games Opponent Total Passing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2620 238

Defense Rushing

Games Opponent Total Rushing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2215 201

Defense Scoring

Games Opponent Total Points Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
11 427 39

Defense Turnovers

Games Opponent Turnovers Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 15 1.36

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts Opponent Third Down Coversions Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
143 57 39.9%

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 27 23 120 11 6 17 6 85% 63%

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