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) |
Head coach |
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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]
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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