Western Illinois
2-2OVC · Hanson Field · 16,368 · 2,740 avg in 2026
LastW 59–2 vs Morehead State · Sat Sep 19 · Kennedy McGill 264 pass yds, 4 TD, 81 rush yds
Nextat North Alabama · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET · Braly Municipal Stadium · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #228 | — | — | Northwestern (IA) | W 65–14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 6 | #228 | #126 | +20.5✗ | Illinois State | L 10–41 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #171 | #77 | +43.5✓ | @Wisconsin | L 9–36 115 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #213 | #227 | -20.5✓ | Morehead State | W 59–2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #197 | #174 | @North Alabama | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #195 | #212 | Tennessee State | ||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Southeast Missouri State | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | UT Martin | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Charleston Southern | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Eastern Illinois | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Gardner-Webb | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Lindenwood |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Morehead State | W 59–2 | — | — | — | +0.504 | 59.7% | 122.1% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 12 | @Wisconsin | L 9–36 | 302 | 0 | 34:57 | -0.063 | 37.5% | 86.5% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 6 | Illinois State | L 10–41 | — | — | — | +0.038 | 35.4% | 111.7% | Defense's roughest night |
| Aug 27 | Northwestern (IA) | W 65–14 | — | — | — | +0.420 | 57.9% | 121.8% | Blowout win |
| Season average (4 games) | 302 | 0.0 | +0.225 | 47.6% | 110.5% | ||||
Game Week
4d 20h
until kickoff · at North Alabama · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET
Western Illinois is the historic Leatherneck program that left the Missouri Valley after two decades and joined the Big South-OVC, rebuilding its identity in a new conference.
Western Illinois spent decades competing in the Missouri Valley, building tradition and identity in the Valley landscape. But after 2023, the Leathernecks departed the MVFC to…
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What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
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Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Western Illinois has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 5-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs North Alabama · away
Outcome band · Western Illinois · 2026
Outcome band · Western Illinois · 2026Western Illinois' most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Western Illinois is the historic Leatherneck program that left the Missouri Valley after two decades and joined the Big South-OVC, rebuilding its identity in a new conference.
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