The 1984 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (Mid-Con) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bruce Craddock, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 6–4–1, with a mark of 0–2–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Mid-Con.
| 1984 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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| Conference | Association of Mid-Continent Universities |
| Record | 6–4–1 (0–2–1 Mid-Con) |
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| Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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| No. 18 Northern Iowa + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | Central Missouri State* | W 37–22 | [1] | ||
| September 8 | at Southwest Missouri State | T 13–13 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | at Southern Illinois* | W 34–24 | 12,000 | [3] | |
| September 22 | Youngstown State* |
| W 48–15 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at Northern Iowa | L 17–30 | 11,200 | [5] | |
| October 13 | Drake* |
| W 37–20 | 11,631 | [6] |
| October 20 | Eastern Illinois |
| L 0–14 | 4,894 | [7] |
| October 27 | Illinois State* |
| W 28–14 | 2,876 | [8] |
| November 3 | at Northern Michigan* |
| L 18–20 | [9] | |
| November 10 | at Northeast Missouri State* |
| L 14–19 | [10] | |
| November 17 | No. 3 Indiana State* |
| W 22–2 | 7,732 | [11] |
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References
edit- ↑ "Leathernecks win 37–22 on Bloom's passing". The Rock Island Argus. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Western ties in rain". The Rock Island Argus. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Western Illinois sinks Southern Illinois 34–24". The Courier-Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Western Illinois 48, Youngstown 15". Dayton Daily News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UNI powers past Western Illinois". The Daily Nonpareil. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Four interceptions sink Drake's hope for victory". The Des Moines Register. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Eastern Illinois defeats Western Illinois 14–0". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "First half proves costly in ISU loss". The Pantagraph. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "N. Michigan 20, W. Illinois 18". Lansing State Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Western loses". Herald and Review. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Indiana St. upset by W. Illinois". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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