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2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons← 20062008 →
2007 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^   6 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 3 Southern Illinois ^   5 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 16 Youngstown State   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Western Illinois   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Missouri State   2 – 4     6 – 5  
Illinois State   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Indiana State   0 – 6     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 3–3 record in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 30No. 20 South Dakota State*W 29–26 11,648
September 86:00 p.m.at Illinois*No. 24BTNL 0–2148,301
September 15St. Francis (IL)*No. 22
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 69–010,820
September 226:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin*No. 19W 34–1310,653
September 291:05 p.m.No. 4 North Dakota State*No. 17
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 28–4115,619
October 6at Indiana StateNo. 22W 19–72,411
October 13Missouri StateNo. 19
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 31–1010,011
October 206:35 p.m.No. 1 Northern IowaNo. 17
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
FSNM/FCS/MS-KC/CFUL 3–4215,330
October 27at Illinois StateNo. 24W 27–1415,118
November 3No. 6 Southern IllinoisNo. 19
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 9–1012,112
November 10at No. 21 Youngstown StateNo. 23L 24–3113,110

References

  1. "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. Vandrovec, Terry (August 31, 2007). "SDSU falters in 4 OT marathon". Argus-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Tupper, Mark (September 9, 2007). "Illinois runs circles around Leathernecks". Quad-City Times. p. B1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Donaldson, WIU roll over NAIA St. Francis". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 16, 2007. p. D5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Western Illinois rolls to 34-13 win over SFA". Longview News-Journal. Associated Press. September 23, 2007. p. 5C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Roehl running wild". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Donaldson leads Western over Indiana St". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 7, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Scranton, Lyndal (October 14, 2007). "Leathernecks run over the Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Newhoff, Doug (October 21, 2007). "Seventh heaven". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Donaldson's 241 Yards Lift WIU Over Redbirds". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 28, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Crow, Robert (November 4, 2007). "Defense saves SIU's day". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 3C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Youngstown State holds off WIU". The Springfield News-Leader. Associated Press. November 11, 2007. p. 3D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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