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2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

The 2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jared Elliott, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 1–5 with an identical mark in conference play, placing ninth in the MVFC. Western Illinois played home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.

2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record1–5 (1–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Rocco (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorCam Clark (1st season)
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 South Dakota State +^ 5–1  8–2 
No. 12 Missouri State +^ 5–1  5–5 
No. 7 North Dakota ^ 4–1  5–2 
No. 6 North Dakota State ^ 5–2  7–3 
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^ 3–3  6–4 
Northern Iowa 3–4  3–4 
South Dakota 1–3  1–3 
Illinois State† 1–3  1–3 
Western Illinois† 1–5  1–5 
Youngstown State 1–6  1–6 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

On April 5, 2021, Western Illinois announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to a lack of available players.[1]

Schedule

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Western Illinois's games scheduled against Southern Illinois on April 10 and South Dakota on April 17 were canceled when the Leathernecks opted out of the remainder of the season.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 27 1:00 p.m. Missouri State
ESPN+ L 24–30 421
March 6 3:00 p.m. at No. 8 South Dakota State
ESPN+ L 10–45 2,347
March 13 1:00 p.m. No. 3 North Dakota
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
 ESPN+ L 21–38 658
March 20 1:00 p.m. at Illinois State
ESPN+ L 18–26 1,853
March 27 8:00 p.m. No. 22 Northern Iowa
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
 ESPN+ L 20–34 542
April 3 8:00 p.m. Youngstown State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
 ESPN+ W 27–24 679

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References

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  1. 1 2 Holland, Scott. "WIU football opts out remainder of spring season". McDonough County Voice. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Western Illinois Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ "2020-21 Football Schedule". Western Illinois University. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
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