{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
The 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by first year head coach Charlie Fisher and played their home games at Hanson Field . They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference . They finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Schedule September 16:00 PMat Eastern Illinois * No. 20
OVCDN WEIU W 38–21 Northern Arizona * No. 18
ESPN3 W 34–20 Northern Illinois * No. 13
ESPN3W 28–23 South Dakota State No. 8
ESPN3L 14–52 Indiana State
ESPN3W 36–35 Missouri State No. 12
ESPN3W 38–35 North Dakota State No. 12
ESPN3L 13–21 South Dakota No. 13
ESPN3Midco SN W 35–34 Illinois State No. 12
ESPN3L 26–31 Northern Iowa No. 19
ESPN3L 23–30 Southern Illinois No. 23
ESPN3L 34–44
Template:CFB Schedule End
Game summaries at Eastern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
#20 Leathernecks
14
10
7
7
38
Panthers
7
0
14
0
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
41–21–4
2015
WIU, 33–5
Northern Arizona
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Lumberjacks
13
0
7
0
20
#18 Leathernecks
3
10
14
7
34
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
1967
NAU, 34–0
at Northern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Leathernecks
14
0
14
0
28
Huskies
0
7
0
16
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
17–21–1
2009
NIU, 41–7
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
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–2
2015
WIU, 40–21
Indiana State
1
2
3
4
Total
Sycamores
7
7
21
0
35
#13 Leathernecks
0
20
7
9
36
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
24–15
2015
WIU, 37–30
at Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
#12 Leathernecks
10
7
14
7
38
Bears
0
7
7
21
35
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
15–17–1
2013
MSU, 38–27
North Dakota State
1
2
3
4
Total
#4 Bison
7
14
0
0
21
#12 Leathernecks
3
3
7
0
13
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–5
2015
NDSU, 59–7
at South Dakota
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Leathernecks
14
0
14
7
35
Coyotes
17
14
0
3
34
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–2
2015
WIU, 40–21
Illinois State
1
2
3
4
Total
Redbirds
14
7
7
3
31
#12 Leathernecks
0
16
3
7
26
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
50–45–3
2015 FCS Playoffs
ILST, 36–19
Northern Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
7
6
7
10
30
#19 Leathernecks
0
3
6
14
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
14–30
2015
WIU, 24–19
at Southern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
#23 Leathernecks
3
21
7
3
34
Salukis
14
0
10
20
44
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
35–22–4
2015
WIU, 37–36
Ranking movements Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 20 18 16 13 8 13 12 12 13 12 19 23 RV RV Coaches 24 18 16 13 8–T 14 13 13 15 14 19 24 RV RV
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.
No. 13