2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
2006 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Youngstown State $^   6 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 Northern Iowa   5 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^   4 – 3     9 – 4  
Western Kentucky   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Western Illinois   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Missouri State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Indiana State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference play, placing sixth in the Gateway.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Morehead State*
W 31–611,081[2]
September 9at Wisconsin*
L 10–3480,845[3]
September 16Kentucky Wesleyan*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 58–010,112[4]
September 23at Northern Colorado*
W 42–286,219[5]
September 30at Western Kentucky
L 35–3811,710[6]
October 7at No. 9 Southern Illinois
L 24–3113,721[7]
October 14No. 6 Youngstown State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 28–3513,522[8]
October 21No. 3 Illinois State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 14–279,220[9]
October 28at Northern Iowa
W 24–1311,058[10]
November 4Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 46–419,571[11]
November 11at Missouri State
L 21–246,305[12]

Roster

2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 3 Herb Donaldson So
WR 11 Marco Thomas Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 7 Mike McEachern So
LB 6 Jason Williams So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 16 Taylor Rowan So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Western Illinois 31, Morehead St. 6". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. September 1, 2006. p. D6. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hill powers Badgers' rout over W. Illinois". The Reporter. Associated Press. September 10, 2006. p. B6. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wesleyan no match for Leathernecks". Messenger-Inquirer. September 17, 2006. p. 6B. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Less than two weeks after stabbing, Bears punter Mendoza returns to action in loss". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Associated Press. September 24, 2006. p. D5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Grant, Michael (October 1, 2006). "Last-minute score lifts Hilltoppers". The Courier-Journal. p. C14. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Whitlock leads SIU". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. October 8, 2006. p. 4B. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Youngstown spoils Western's party". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 15, 2006. p. B11. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rembert Runs Wild In Illinois State's Victory Over Host Western Illinois". The Southern Illinoisan. Associated Press. October 22, 2006. p. 7C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ McCool, Dan (October 29, 2006). "Unusually weak offense dooms UNI in the dome". Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "WIU's Donaldson runs wild in win over Indiana St". The Dispatch. Associated Press. November 5, 2006. p. B5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (November 12, 2006). "Bears go out on high note". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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