2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2014 record	5–7 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Bob Nielson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	A.J. Blazek
Defensive coordinator	Brian Ward
Home stadium	Hanson Field (Capacity: 17,128)

2014 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
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
August 28	6:00 PM	Valparaiso*	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL	WIUtv3	W 45–6	3,584
September 6	11:00 AM	at No. 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 No. 17 Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL		L 17–34	13,170
October 4	3:00 PM	No. 1 North Dakota State	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL	Mediacom/ ESPN3	L 10–17	5,111
October 11	6:00 PM	at No. 16 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 30–24	12,771
October 18	3:00 PM	No. 10 Illinois State	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL	WIUtv3	L 34–37	4,641
October 25	1:00 PM	No. 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 No. 19 South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD		L 24–59	3,204
November 22	1:00 PM	No. 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

2014 team leaving after Wisconsin loss

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.

Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Venues	Hanson Field (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Playoffs
Culture & lore	Colonel Rock Rocky "We're Marching On" WIU Marching Leathernecks
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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