2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach	Don Patterson (10th season; first 3 games) Mark Hendrickson (interim, final 8 games)
Home stadium	Hanson Field
Seasons← 2008 2010 →

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^	8	–	0	11	–	2
No. 11 South Dakota State ^	7	–	1	8	–	3
No. 18 Northern Iowa	5	–	3	7	–	4
Illinois State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Missouri State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Youngstown State	4	–	4	6	–	5
North Dakota State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Indiana State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Western Illinois	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the in Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by head coaches Mark Hendrickson and Don Patterson, who left the team late in the 2008 season due to health problems. The 2009 season was Patterson's last with Western Illinois. He coached the first three games before stepping down, ceding the head coaching duties to Hendrickson. They played their home games at Hanson Field. The team compiling an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the MVFC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Sam Houston State*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 35–28	6,035
September 12	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 7–41
September 19	Stephen F. Austin*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 30–40	15,328
October 3	No. 8 Southern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 10–30	13,459
October 10	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 21–31
October 17	Missouri State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 16–17
October 24	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 14–17
October 31	North Dakota State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 7–14	5,489
November 7	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 7–25	12,074
November 14	at No. 11 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–34
November 21	No. 12 South Dakota State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 7–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

"Western Illinois Yearly Results 2010–2014". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
"WIU hangs on for opening win". The Pantagraph. September 4, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Hefferman, Todd (October 4, 2009). "Dawgs run away from WIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Late field goal lifts MSU past WIU". The Dispatch. October 18, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Paschall plunges over twice". The Bismarck Tribune. November 1, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Reinhardt, Randy (November 8, 2009). "Illinois State Defense Stars In Win Over WIU". The Pantagraph. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Hanson Field (1950–present)
Culture & lore	Colonel Rock Rocky "We're Marching On" WIU Marching Leathernecks
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