1951 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1951 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–1–1 (4–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Vince DiFrancesca (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field

1951 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Illinois State	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Western Illinois	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Central Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	2	–	2
Michigan State Normal	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Illinois State Normal	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1951 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team was an American football team that represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Vince DiFrancesca, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 21	Hanover*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 25–0	[3]
September 28	at Central Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 27–6	[4]
October 5	Michigan Tech*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 36–0	[5]
October 12	Illinois State Normal	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 28–7	[6]
October 19	Southern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 54–12	[7]
October 27	Michigan State Normal	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 63–8	[8]
November 3	Eastern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	T 21–21	[9]
November 10	at Northern Illinois State	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 7–20	[10]
November 16	at Carthage*	Carthage, IL	W 76–0	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^[12]

References

1. "Finals[sic] IIAC Standings". Belleville Daily Advocate. Belleville, Illinois. November 12, 1951. p. 5. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Macomb, Illinois: Western Illinois University. p. 69. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
3. "Western Illinois Defeats Hanover". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. September 22, 1951. p. 21. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Central Michigan Passer Stopped". The Times Herald. Associated Press. September 29, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Dann, Marshall (October 8, 1951). "Spartans Only Michigan Team to Win from Outside Eleven". Detroit Free Press. p. 26. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Western State Tops ISNU, 28-7". The Pantagraph. October 13, 1951. p. 5. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Western 54, Southern 12". The Southern Illinoisan. October 20, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Michigan Normal Loses". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Eastern And Western Play 21 to 21 Tie". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. November 4, 1951. p. 18. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Northern Wins 8th In Row, IIAC Crown". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. November 11, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Western Illinois Smashes Carthage, 76-0". Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. November 17, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.