2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
2014 record | 5–7 (3–5 MVFC) |
Head coach | Bob Nielson (2nd year) |
Offensive coordinator | A.J. Blazek |
Defensive coordinator | Brian Ward |
Home stadium |
Hanson Field (Capacity: 17,128) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#1 North Dakota St. §^ | 7 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2 Illinois State §^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#10 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#12 South Dakota St. ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#19 Indiana State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#22 Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
§ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll |
The 2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
The team gave up the quickest score in the history of college football. In the opening kickoff against the Wisconsin Badgers, the kick returner stepped out of the end zone before returning and taking a knee the end zone for a safety. One second had elapsed off the clock.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 28 | 6:00 PM | Valparaiso* | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | WIUtv3 | W 45–6 | 3,584 | ||
September 6 | 11:00 AM | at #18 (FBS) Wisconsin* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | BTN | L 3–37 | 77,125 | ||
September 13 | 3:00 PM | Drake* | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | WIUtv3 | W 38–13 | 9,445 | ||
September 20 | 11:00 AM | at Northwestern* | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPNews | L 7–24 | 32,016 | ||
September 27 | 6:00 PM | at #17 Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | L 17–34 | 13,170 | |||
October 4 | 3:00 PM | #1 North Dakota State | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | Mediacom/ ESPN3 |
L 10–17 | 5,111 | ||
October 11 | 6:00 PM | at #16 Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN3 | W 30–24 | 12,771 | ||
October 18 | 3:00 PM | #10 Illinois State | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | WIUtv3 | L 34–37 | 4,641 | ||
October 25 | 1:00 PM | #23 Northern Iowa | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | WIUtv3 | L 13–27 | 2,588 | ||
November 8 | 4:00 PM | at South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | W 44–29 | 7,145 | |||
November 15 | 2:00 PM | at #19 South Dakota State | Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD | L 24–59 | 3,204 | |||
November 22 | 1:00 PM | #18 Indiana State | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | WIUtv3 | W 34–20 | 1,783 | ||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Source: Schedule
References
- ↑ Bumbaca, Chris (September 7, 2014). "Wisconsin Safety Officially the Fastest Score in College Football History". The Badger Herald (University of Wisconsin–Madison). Retrieved November 27, 2014.
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