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]
| 2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–3 Gateway) |
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| Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Western Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Youngstown State | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | No. 3 Western Kentucky | No. 13 | W 17–13 | 11,832 | [3] | |
| September 22 | at No. 3 Youngstown State | No. 6 | L 7–41 | 19,331 | [4] | |
| September 29 | Southern Illinois | No. 13 |
| W 38–21 | 13,744 | [5] |
| October 6 | Southern Utah* | No. 14 |
| W 27–20 | 8,824 | [6] |
| October 13 | at Illinois State | No. 14 | W 33–23 | 6,777 | [7] | |
| October 20 | No. 14 Northern Iowa | No. 12 |
| L 14–17 | 15,637 | [8] |
| October 27 | Southwest Missouri State | No. 16 |
| L 28–43 | 5,187 | [9] |
| November 3 | at No. 19 Sam Houston State* | No. 23 | L 24–49 | 2,842 | [10] | |
| November 10 | at South Florida* | L 17–48 | 23,252 | [11] | ||
| November 17 | at Indiana State | W 52–15 | 6,135 | [12] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "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.
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