1969 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
| 1969 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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IIAC champion | |
| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–0 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. They were led by first-year head coach Darrell Mudra and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 8–2 record and a 3–0 record in conference play, winning the IIAC title.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | at Gustavus Adolphus* | St. Peter, MN | L 20–23 | 10,500 | [2] | |
| September 20 | Youngstown State* | W 35–28 | 10,200 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | at Bradley* | Peoria, IL | W 38–7 | 4,100 | [4] | |
| October 4 | Milwaukee* |
| W 41–0 | 10,000 | [5] | |
| October 11 | No. 12 Central Missouri State* |
| W 31–13 | 10,000 | [6] | |
| October 18 | No. 18 Central Michigan |
| W 17–14 | 13,400 | [7] | |
| October 25 | at Drake* | L 7–44 | 14,500 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 44–6 | 8,000 | [9] | |
| November 8 | Illinois State |
| W 55–13 | 14,650 | [10] | |
| November 15 | at Northern Iowa* | No. 19 | W 23–14 | 6,500 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 70. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ "Freshman Leads Gusties, Macalester, Morris, Win". St. Cloud Times. UPI. September 15, 1969. p. 25. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Wins Opener at Home". The Pantagraph. UPI. September 21, 1969. p. B2. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Raps Bradley, 38-7". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 28, 1969. p. B2. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Wins Third Straight". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 5, 1969. p. C2. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Illinois Wins". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1969. p. 2:8. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Central Michigan loses to Illinois". Battle Creek Enquirer. UPI. October 19, 1969. p. C2. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake's High-Note 'Finish'". Des Moines Tribune. October 27, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Clinches Share of IIAC". The Pantagraph. UPI. November 2, 1969. p. B3. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kinney, Joe (November 9, 1969). "Western Crushes ISU in IIAC". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Evans, Burke (November 16, 1969). "Generous Panthers End Season With 24-14 Loss". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. 24. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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