2000 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2000 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 12
Record9–3 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Western Illinois $^   5 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 11 Youngstown State ^   4 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 24 Illinois State   4 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 19 Northern Iowa   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Southwest Missouri State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Indiana State   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 9–3 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Lehigh in the first round.[1] The team was ranked No. 12 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:30 p.m.at Missouri*No. 23
L 20–5053,224[3]
September 912:00 p.m.at Ball State*No. 25
W 24–1412,779[4]
September 161:05 p.m.No. 23 Sam Houston State*No. 19
W 31–05,934[5]
September 231:05 p.m.Nicholls State*No. 15
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 44–34,787[6]
September 301:05 p.m.Indiana StatedaggerNo. 12
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 49–712,348[7]
October 71:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisNo. 11
W 42–1710,000[8]
October 141:30 p.m.at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 7
Gateway TVW 14–108,738[9]
October 211:05 p.m.No. 3 Youngstown StateNo. 6
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 24–1013,418[10]
October 281:05 p.m.Morgan State*No. 3
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 73–174,839[11]
November 41:05 p.m.Illinois StateNo. 4
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 18–2510,147[12]
November 187:05 p.m.at No. 18 Northern IowaNo. 6
W 44–4114,128[13]
November 25No. 8 Lehigh*No. 6
L 7–373,204[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "I-AA poll". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. December 19, 2000. p. 4C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Coats, Bill (September 3, 2000). "MU opens with some special effects". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Zaleski, Doug (September 10, 2000). "The streak continues". The Star Press. p. 1C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tharp leads Western Illinois in rout". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. September 17, 2021. p. D13. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nicholls falls to WIU". Daily World. September 24, 2000. p. 1B. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Western routs Ind. State". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 1, 2000. p. F3. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Underwood, Rick (October 8, 2000). "Leathernecks thrash Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 15, 2021). "Bears suffer another agonizing loss". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Leathernecks claim showdown with Penguins". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 22, 2000. p. D2. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Pospeschil, Jodi (October 29, 2000). "Western Illinois races to 73-17 romp over Morgan State". The Baltimore Sun. p. 8E. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 5, 2000). "Beshel's TD carries ISU to upset". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Newhoff, Doug (November 19, 2021). "Down, and out?". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Larimer, Terry (November 26, 2000). "Lehigh Delivers Loud Message; Taunted Engineers Totally Dismantle Higher-Seeded Foe". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in Paul Reinhard column on same page.


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