2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
The 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Charlie Fisher and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Weber State in the first round.
| 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 19–21 vs. Weber State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 13 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
| 2017 record | 8–4 (5–3 MVFC) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Doug Malone (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Jared Elliott (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Grantham (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Hanson Field (Capacity: 17,128) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 South Dakota State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 South Dakota ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 22, Fisher resigned to become the wide receivers coach at Arizona State.[1] He finished at Western Illinois with a two-year record of 14–9.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech* | No. 25 | OVCDN | W 41–14 | 7,886 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona* | No. 22 | Pluto TV | W 38–20 | 9,053 | |
| September 23 | 5:30 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina* | No. 19 | ESPN3 | W 52–10 | 14,996 | |
| September 30 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 South Dakota | No. 13 | ESPN3 | L 33–38 | 5,631 | |
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | No. 15 | ESPN3 | W 38–29 | 12,642 | |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 14 |
| ESPN3 | W 49–30 | 3,217 |
| October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 10 | ESPN3 | L 12–24 | 18,630 | |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 South Dakota State | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | L 24–52 | 2,247 |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Illinois State | No. 15 | ESPN3 | W 31–14 | 13,192 | |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 11 | ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 3,173 | |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | No. 9 |
| ESPN3 | W 28–14 | 2,812 |
| November 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Weber State* | No. 9 | ESPN3 | L 19–21 | 6,876 | |
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Game summaries
at Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 25 Leathernecks | 3 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 41 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Leathernecks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
at Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 19 Leathernecks | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 52 |
| Chanticleers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Coyotes | 7 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| No. 13 Leathernecks | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
at Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Leathernecks | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 38 |
| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| No. 14 Leathernecks | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 49 |
at North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Leathernecks | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| No. 2 Bison | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Jackrabbits | 10 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
| No. 12 Leathernecks | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Leathernecks | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| No. 12 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Leathernecks | 3 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| No. 9 Leathernecks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
FCS Playoffs
at Weber State–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Leathernecks | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| No. 11 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |||||||
References
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