1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	7–4 (2–4 Gateway)
Head coach	Don Patterson (1st season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field

1999 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Illinois State $^		6	–	0					11	–	3
No. 2 Youngstown State ^		5	–	1					12	–	3
No. 15 Northern Iowa		3	–	3					8	–	3
Western Illinois		2	–	4					7	–	4
Southwest Missouri State		2	–	4					5	–	6
Indiana State		2	–	4					3	–	8
Southern Illinois		1	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–4 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Northern Illinois*	No. 20	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 27–21	17,930	[2]
September 11	Mississippi Valley State*	No. 18	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 77–7	7,324	[3]
September 18	vs. Nicholls State*	No. 14	Tad Gormley Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 14–13	8,764	[4]
September 25	at No. 18 Youngstown State	No. 13	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 24–28	16,032	[5]
October 2	Southwest Missouri State	No. 19	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 17–27	10,478	[6]
October 9	No. 22 Elon*	No. 24	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 20–14	4,027	[7]
October 16	Southern Illinois	No. 20	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 68–27	13,341	[8]
October 23	at Indiana State	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 36–39 ^3OT	5,767	[9]
November 6	at No. 11 Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 30–38	14,108	[10]
November 13	No. 11 Northern Iowa		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 46–27	8,574	[11]
November 20	Drake*		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 24–0	2,814	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 72. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
2. Campbell, Clete (September 3, 1999). "Putting the comeback on hold". Daily Chronicle. p. 13. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Leathernecks rip Mississippi Valley". The Southern Illinoisan. Associated Press. September 12, 1999. p. 3B. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Western Illinois rallies to win at Nicholls State". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. September 19, 1999. p. 3:9. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Youngstown State charges past Western Illinois". Quad-City Times. September 26, 1999. p. 13S. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. DeVrieze, Craig (October 3, 1999). "Western makes Ball feel at home". Quad-City Times. p. 13S. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Western Illinois 20, Elon 14". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 10, 1999. p. 13S. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Cunningham, Steve (October 17, 1999). "Bad Vibes". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sycamores down WIU in 3OT". The Southern Illinoisan. Associated Press. October 24, 1999. p. 3B. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Illinois St. Finishes Perfect In Gateway". Springfield News-Leader. Associated Press. November 7, 1999. p. 5C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Newhoff, Doug (November 14, 1999). "UNI's playoff hopes wilt at Western". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Western throttles Bulldogs". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. 13S. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.