2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team American college football season
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
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source August 30 No. 3 Western Kentucky No. 13 W 17–1311,832 [ 3]
September 22 at No. 3 Youngstown State No. 6 L 7–4119,331 [ 4]
September 29 Southern Illinois No. 13 W 38–2113,744 [ 5]
October 6 Southern Utah * No. 14 W 27–208,824 [ 6]
October 13 at Illinois State No. 14 W 33–236,777 [ 7]
October 20 No. 14 Northern Iowa No. 12 L 14–1715,637 [ 8]
October 27 Southwest Missouri State No. 16 L 28–435,187 [ 9]
November 3 at No. 19 Sam Houston State * No. 23 L 24–492,842 [ 10]
November 10 at South Florida * L 17–4823,252 [ 11]
November 17 at Indiana State W 52–156,135 [ 12]
References
^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF) . Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 30, 2022 .
^ Batterson, Steve (August 8, 2001). "Western Illinois still seeks respect" . Quad-City Times . p. D6. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Toppers lose opener at Western Illinois" . Messenger-Inquirer . August 31, 2001. p. 1B. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Youngstown State handles Western Illinois" . The Pantagraph . Associated Press . September 23, 2001. p. D3. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ "SUU Falls Short Against No. 14 Western Illinois" . The Salt Lake Tribune . October 7, 2001. p. C6. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 14, 2001). "Nothing special about this ISU loss" . The Pantagraph . p. D1. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Logue, Andrew (October 21, 2001). "Strong kicking, clutch receptions boost Panthers" . Des Moines Register . p. 8C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ "McCown Throws For 5 TDs" . Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph . Associated Press . November 4, 2001. p. 3:4. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ "Indiana State again ends with losing mark" . South Bend Tribune . Associated Press . November 18, 2001. p. C4. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .