American college football season
The 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Charlie Fisher, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the MVFC. Western Illinois played home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois* | No. 20 | - O'Brien Stadium
- Charleston, IL
| OVCDN, WEIU | W 38–21 | 7,618 |
September 10 | 3:00 pm | No. 19 Northern Arizona* | No. 18 | | ESPN3 | W 34–20 | 6,732 |
September 24 | 2:30 pm | at Northern Illinois* | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | W 28–23 | 15,496 |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | at No. 15 South Dakota State | No. 8 | | ESPN3 | L 14–52 | 14,155 |
October 8 | 3:00 pm | Indiana State | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | W 36–35 | 5,487 |
October 15 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 12 | - Plaster Sports Complex
- Springfield, MO
| ESPN3 | W 38–35 | 12,639 |
October 22 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 North Dakota State | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | L 13–21 | 5,329 |
October 29 | 2:00 pm | at South Dakota | No. 13 | | ESPN3, Midco SN | W 35–34 | 8,412 |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | Illinois State | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | L 26–31 | 3,589 |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | Northern Iowa | No. 19 | | ESPN3 | L 23–30 | 3,412 |
November 19 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | No. 23 | | ESPN3 | L 34–44 | 5,362 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
At Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#20 Leathernecks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#19 Lumberjacks | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
#18 Leathernecks | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
At Northern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Leathernecks | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
Western Illinois beat Northern Illinois, 28–23. The Leathernecks were leading 28–7 in the third quarter and held on for the win. WIU quarterback Sean McGuire went 21 for 37 for 315 yards. Wide receiver Joey Borsellino had nine catches for 148 yards. This was Western's first-ever victory over an FBS team.[1]
At South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#8 Leathernecks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
#15 Jackrabbits | 7 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 52 |
Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Sycamores | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
#13 Leathernecks | 0 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
At Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#12 Leathernecks | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#4 Bison | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
#12 Leathernecks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
At South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Leathernecks | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Coyotes | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redbirds | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
#12 Leathernecks | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
#19 Leathernecks | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
At Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#23 Leathernecks | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Salukis | 14 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 44 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 23 | RV | RV |
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Coaches | 24 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8–T | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 24 | RV | RV |
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References
- ^ Severson, Jesse (September 24, 2016). "NIU Football: Western Illinois Shocks Huskies; NIU Drops to 0-4". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
For the Leathernecks, who came in ranked No. 13 in the FCS coaches poll, it is the first win over an FBS school in 15 attempts. "We saw teams in our conference do it, North Dakota State beat Iowa, and we said why not us?" Western Illinois wide receiver Joey Borsellino said.
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