2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

The 2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by co-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 finished the regular season with a 1–10 overall record and a 0–8 record in Missouri Valley Football Conference play. The Leathernecks finished the season with the worst record in the Missouri Conference and did not win a single conference game.[1]

2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
2009 record1–10 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
(Capacity: 16,368)
2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3at Sam Houston State*W 35–28
September 12at Northern Illinois*L 7–41
September 19Stephen F. Austin*L 30–40
October 3Southern Illinois
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 10–30
October 10at Youngstown StateL 21–31
October 17Missouri State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 16–17
October 24at Indiana StateL 14–17
October 31North Dakota State
  • Hanson Field
  • Hacomb, IL
L 7–14
November 7at Illinois StateL 7–25
November 14at Northern IowaL 0–34
November 21South Dakota State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 7–27
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Western Illinois Yearly Results 2010–2014". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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