1942 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–0–2 (3–0–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMorgan Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 0 – 2
Northern Illinois State 1 – 0 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Illinois State Normal 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Eastern Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1942 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Wix Garner and played their home games at Morgan Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–0–2 record overall and a 3–0–1 record in conference play, winning the IIAC title.[1]

Western Illinois was ranked at No. 357 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Illinois College*Jacksonville, ILT 0–0[3]
October 3Iowa Wesleyan*
W 13–0[4]
October 10at Northern Illinois State
T 14–14[5]
October 17Southern Illinois
  • Morgan Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 26–0[6]
October 24at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILW 45–0[7]
October 31Illinois State Normal
  • Morgan Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 12–7[8]
November 7at Carthage*Carthage, ILW 14–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 68. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Illinois Ties Western, 0-0". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 27, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ia. Wesleyan Falls, 13 To 0". Des Moines Register. October 4, 1942. p. Sports-5. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies Tie Macomb in a 14 to 14 Feature Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 12, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wesleyan Faces Millikin Eleven In Loop Feature". The Dispatch. Associated Press. October 19, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "E-I Teachers Defeated, 45-0". Herald and Review. October 25, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Harling, Maurice (November 1, 1942). "Western Edges Normal, 12-7". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Macomb Turns Back Carthage Eleven, 14-7". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 8, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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