2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	2–9 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Jared Elliott (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	David Rocco (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Cam Clark (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 14 Missouri State ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 18 South Dakota ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 4 South Dakota State ^	5	–	3	11	–	4
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^	4	–	4	6	–	6
Indiana State	3	–	5	5	–	6
North Dakota	3	–	5	5	–	6
Western Illinois	2	–	6	2	–	9
Illinois State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Youngstown State	2	–	6	3	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jared Elliott. The Leathernecks played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 21–31	13,149
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	L 7–42	25,238
September 18	3:00 p.m.	No. 7 Eastern Washington*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 56–62	5,385
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 38–35	13,751
October 2	3:00 p.m.	No. 7 Southern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 30–31 ^OT	4,107
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 27–37	3,943
October 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 South Dakota State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 17–41	2,827
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 10–34	8,807
October 30	3:00 p.m.	Illinois State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	W 38–31	2,118
November 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 South Dakota	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 21–42	1,972
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN3	L 3-41	6,785
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game

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