2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 11 South Dakota State ^   7 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 18 Northern Iowa   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Illinois State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Missouri State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
North Dakota State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the in Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by head coaches Mark Hendrickson and Don Patterson, who left the team late in the 2008 season due to health problems. The 2009 season was Patterson's last with Western Illinois. He coached the first three games before stepping down, ceding the head coaching duties to Hendrickson. They played their home games at Hanson Field. The team compiling an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the MVFC.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Sam Houston State*
W 35–286,035[2]
September 12at Northern Illinois*
L 7–41
September 19Stephen F. Austin*
L 30–4015,328
October 3No. 8 Southern Illinois
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 10–3013,459[3]
October 10at Youngstown State
L 21–31
October 17Missouri State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 16–17
October 24at Indiana State
L 14–17
October 31North Dakota State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 7–145,489[4]
November 7at Illinois State
L 7–2512,074[5]
November 14at No. 11 Northern Iowa
L 0–34
November 21No. 12 South Dakota State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 7–27

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Yearly Results 2010–2014". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "WIU hangs on for opening win". The Pantagraph. September 4, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hefferman, Todd (October 4, 2009). "Dawgs run away from WIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Paschall plunges over twice". The Bismarck Tribune. November 1, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 8, 2009). "Illinois State Defense Stars In Win Over WIU". The Pantagraph. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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