2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^   6 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 15 Youngstown State   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Western Illinois   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Southwest Missouri State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Indiana State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Illinois State   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Southern Illinois   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–5 record overall and a 4–3 record in conference play.[1] Western Illinois played a ten-game schedule instead of the typical eleven-game schedule in Division I-AA, as they were unable to schedule an eleventh opponent before the season began.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30No. 3 Western KentuckyNo. 13
W 17–1311,832[3]
September 22at No. 3 Youngstown StateNo. 6
L 7–4119,331[4]
September 29Southern IllinoisNo. 13
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 38–2113,744[5]
October 6Southern Utah*No. 14
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 27–208,824[6]
October 13at Illinois StateNo. 14
W 33–236,777[7]
October 20No. 14 Northern IowaNo. 12
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 14–1715,637[8]
October 27Southwest Missouri StateNo. 16
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 28–435,187[9]
November 3at No. 19 Sam Houston State*No. 23
L 24–492,842[10]
November 10at South Florida*
L 17–4823,252[11]
November 17at Indiana State
W 52–156,135[12]

References

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Batterson, Steve (August 8, 2001). "Western Illinois still seeks respect". Quad-City Times. p. D6. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Toppers lose opener at Western Illinois". Messenger-Inquirer. August 31, 2001. p. 1B. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Youngstown State handles Western Illinois". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 23, 2001. p. D3. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Cunningham, Steve (September 30, 2001). "Dawgs bark, but can't bite off a win against Western". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SUU Falls Short Against No. 14 Western Illinois". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 7, 2001. p. C6. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 14, 2001). "Nothing special about this ISU loss". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Logue, Andrew (October 21, 2001). "Strong kicking, clutch receptions boost Panthers". Des Moines Register. p. 8C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Capie, Kevin (October 28, 2001). "SMS springs upset on No. 16 Western Illinois". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "McCown Throws For 5 TDs". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Associated Press. November 4, 2001. p. 3:4. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Young, Pete (November 11, 2001). "Bulls keep it close... for a little bit". Tampa Bay Times. p. 17C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Indiana State again ends with losing mark". South Bend Tribune. Associated Press. November 18, 2001. p. C4. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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