1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
| 1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 6–34 vs. Murray State | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 10 |
| Record | 9–3 (3–2 Gateway) |
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| Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Northern Iowa $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Western Illinois ^ | 3 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Southwest Missouri State | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 9–3 record overall and a 3–2 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Murray State in the first round.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 29 | Northwestern Oklahoma State* | W 44–21 | [2] | |||
| September 7 | at Northern Illinois* | W 17–0 | 21,370 | [3] | ||
| September 14 | Alcorn State* |
| W 34–17 | 6,498 | [4] | |
| September 21 | at No. 14 Hofstra* | W 18–9 | 3,719 | [5] | ||
| October 5 | Indiana State | No. 22 |
| L 7–10 | [6] | |
| October 12 | at No. 7 Eastern Illinois* | No. 25 | W 10–7 | 10,133 | [7] | |
| October 19 | at Southern Illinois | No. 17 | W 26–19 | 11,300 | [8] | |
| October 26 | Cal Poly* | No. 15 |
| W 51–10 | [9] | |
| November 2 | at Southwest Missouri State | No. 13 | W 23–17 | 15,878 | [10] | |
| November 9 | Illinois State | No. 10 |
| W 28–11 | 5,714 | [11] |
| November 16 | at No. 3 Northern Iowa | No. 8 | L 6–30 | 15,476 | [12] | |
| November 30 | at No. 4 Murray State* | No. 10 | L 6–34 | 2,753 | [13] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 72. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Western Illinois rolls to 44-21 win in opener". Daily Republican-Register. Associated Press. August 30, 1996. p. 5. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nickel, Lori (September 8, 1996). "Murphy's law haunts Northern loss". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:10. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blalock too much for Alcorn". Clarion-Ledger. September 15, 1996. p. 9D. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Illinois now 4-0; ISU wins in second OT". Chicago Tribune. September 22, 1996. p. 3:8. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State opens conference play with a 10-7 victory over W. Illinois". Indianapolis Star. October 6, 1996. p. C4. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Illinois hands Eastern Illinois defeat". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 13, 1996. p. F5. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hardwig, Greg (October 20, 1996). "Another bitter pill". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs knuckle under, 51-10". Santa Maria Times. Associated Press. October 27, 1996. p. B6. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hecklinski, Western topple SW Missouri". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. November 3, 1996. p. F8. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leathernecks set up showdown with UNI". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Associated Press. November 10, 1996. p. D3. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCool, Dan (November 17, 1996). "UNI tramples Western Illinois to claim Gateway title outright". Des Moines Register. p. 11D. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray State races by Western Illinois". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. December 1, 1996. p. 3S. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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