1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Illinois State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Bruce Craddock and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play.

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Arkansas–Monticello*
W 24–10[1]
September 10at Southern Illinois
W 14–73,000[2]
September 16Southwest Missouri State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 24–31[3]
September 23Delaware State*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 38–24[4]
September 30at Northern Illinois*
L 27–3422,365[5]
October 7Northern Iowa
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 10–219,121[6]
October 14Fort Hays State*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 43–0[7]
October 21at No. 19 Eastern Illinois
L 5–31[8]
October 28at Illinois State
L 6–30[9]
November 4at Portland State*
L 7–14[10]
November 11Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 7–137,631[11]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "WIU opens with a win". Quad-City Times. September 3, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Weaner, Phil (September 11, 1989). "Head start not enough". Southern Illinoisan. p. B11. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Two big plays give Bears 31–24 victory". The Springfield News-Leader. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western Illinois rips Delaware St". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NIU wishbone breaks WIU defense". Chicago Tribune. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Northern Iowa holds off Leathernecks". The Daily Nonpareil. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Western Illinois whips Fort Hays". The Salina Journal. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eastern bops Western for year's worth of state bragging rights". The Rock Island Argus. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Illinois State 30, Western Illinois 6". The Dispatch. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "PSU downs Western Illinois 14–7". The Sunday Oregonian. November 5, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jochem's touchdown run sparks Indiana State". The Sunday Courier. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
Stub icon

This college football 1980s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1989_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team&oldid=1267812330"