1996_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team

1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

The 1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 9–3 record overall and a 3–2 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Murray State in the first round.[1]

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References

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    "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 72. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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    "Western Illinois rolls to 44-21 win in opener". Daily Republican-Register. Associated Press. August 30, 1996. p. 5. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Nickel, Lori (September 8, 1996). "Murphy's law haunts Northern loss". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:10. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Blalock too much for Alcorn". Clarion-Ledger. September 15, 1996. p. 9D. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "W. Illinois now 4-0; ISU wins in second OT". Chicago Tribune. September 22, 1996. p. 3:8. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Indiana State opens conference play with a 10-7 victory over W. Illinois". Indianapolis Star. October 6, 1996. p. C4. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Western Illinois hands Eastern Illinois defeat". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 13, 1996. p. F5. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Hardwig, Greg (October 20, 1996). "Another bitter pill". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Mustangs knuckle under, 51-10". Santa Maria Times. Associated Press. October 27, 1996. p. B6. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Hecklinski, Western topple SW Missouri". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. November 3, 1996. p. F8. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Leathernecks set up showdown with UNI". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Associated Press. November 10, 1996. p. D3. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    McCool, Dan (November 17, 1996). "UNI tramples Western Illinois to claim Gateway title outright". Des Moines Register. p. 11D. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Murray State races by Western Illinois". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. December 1, 1996. p. 3S. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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