1998_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team

1998 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1998 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

The 1998 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with an 11–3 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 defeated Montana and Florida A&M before losing to Georgia Southern in the semifinals.[1] The team was ranked No. 4 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA.[2]

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    "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 72. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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    "Final Div. I-AA poll". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. December 22, 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Cook, Robin (September 4, 1998). "Huskies drop the ball, 23-7". St. Cloud Times. p. 1C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "CMU ends nine-game losing streak". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. September 13, 1998. p. 10C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Western Illinois 17, Elon 7". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. September 20, 1998. p. 2F. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "T-Birds can't get job done in 31-3 loss". The Spectrum. September 27, 1998. p. B1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Leathernecks blank No. 1 Youngstown State". The Springfield News-Leader. Associated Press. October 4, 1998. p. 4C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Scranton, Lyndal (October 11, 1998). "Western deflates SMS". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "WIU stays unbeaten in Gateway". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 18, 1998. p. F10. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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