2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	6–5 (3–3 Gateway)
Head coach	Don Patterson (9th season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field

2007 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	0					12	–	1
No. 3 Southern Illinois ^		5	–	1					12	–	2
No. 16 Youngstown State		3	–	3					7	–	4
Western Illinois		3	–	3					6	–	5
Missouri State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Illinois State		2	–	4					4	–	7
Indiana State		0	–	6					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 3–3 record in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30		No. 20 South Dakota State*		Hanson Field Macomb, IL		W 29–26 ^4OT	11,648	[2]
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Illinois*	No. 24	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 0–21	48,301	[3]
September 15		St. Francis (IL)*	No. 22	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		W 69–0	10,820	[4]
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin*	No. 19	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		W 34–13	10,653	[5]
September 29	1:05 p.m.	No. 4 North Dakota State*	No. 17	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 28–41	15,619	[6]
October 6		at Indiana State	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 19–7	2,411	[7]
October 13		Missouri State	No. 19	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		W 31–10	10,011	[8]
October 20	6:35 p.m.	No. 1 Northern Iowa	No. 17	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	FSNM/FCS/MS-KC/CFU	L 3–42	15,330	[9]
October 27		at Illinois State	No. 24	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		W 27–14	15,118	[10]
November 3		No. 6 Southern Illinois	No. 19	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 9–10	12,112	[11]
November 10		at No. 21 Youngstown State	No. 23	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		L 24–31	13,110	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
2. Vandrovec, Terry (August 31, 2007). "SDSU falters in 4 OT marathon". Argus-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Tupper, Mark (September 9, 2007). "Illinois runs circles around Leathernecks". Quad-City Times. p. B1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Donaldson, WIU roll over NAIA St. Francis". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 16, 2007. p. D5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Western Illinois rolls to 34-13 win over SFA". Longview News-Journal. Associated Press. September 23, 2007. p. 5C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Roehl running wild". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Donaldson leads Western over Indiana St". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 7, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Scranton, Lyndal (October 14, 2007). "Leathernecks run over the Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Newhoff, Doug (October 21, 2007). "Seventh heaven". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Donaldson's 241 Yards Lift WIU Over Redbirds". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 28, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Crow, Robert (November 4, 2007). "Defense saves SIU's day". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 3C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Youngstown State holds off WIU". The Springfield News-Leader. Associated Press. November 11, 2007. p. 3D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.