The 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Charlie Fisher and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Weber State in the first round.
Quick Facts Western Illinois Leathernecks football, FCS Playoffs First Round, L 19–21 vs. Weber State ...
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On December 22, Fisher resigned to become the wide receivers coach at Arizona State.[1] He finished at Western Illinois with a two-year record of 14–9.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech* | No. 25 | | OVCDN | W 41–14 | 7,886 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona* | No. 22 | | Pluto TV | W 38–20 | 9,053 |
September 23 | 5:30 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina* | No. 19 | | ESPN3 | W 52–10 | 14,996 |
September 30 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 South Dakota | No. 13 | | ESPN3 | L 33–38 | 5,631 |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | No. 15 | | ESPN3 | W 38–29 | 12,642 |
October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 14 | | ESPN3 | W 49–30 | 3,217 |
October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 10 | | ESPN3 | L 12–24 | 18,630 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 South Dakota State | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | L 24–52 | 2,247 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Illinois State | No. 15 | | ESPN3 | W 31–14 | 13,192 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 11 | | ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 3,173 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | No. 9 | | ESPN3 | W 28–14 | 2,812 |
November 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Weber State* | No. 9 | | ESPN3 | L 19–21 | 6,876 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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At Tennessee Tech
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 25 Leathernecks |
3 |
7 |
24 |
7 |
41 |
Golden Eagles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
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At Northern Arizona
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 22 Leathernecks |
7 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
38 |
Lumberjacks |
0 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
20 |
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At Coastal Carolina
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 19 Leathernecks |
7 |
14 |
21 |
10 |
52 |
Chanticleers |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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South Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 10 Coyotes |
7 |
17 |
14 |
0 |
38 |
No. 13 Leathernecks |
0 |
6 |
14 |
13 |
33 |
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At Northern Iowa
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 15 Leathernecks |
3 |
2 |
13 |
20 |
38 |
Panthers |
0 |
14 |
0 |
15 |
29 |
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Missouri State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
14 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
30 |
No. 14 Leathernecks |
7 |
6 |
15 |
21 |
49 |
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At North Dakota State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 10 Leathernecks |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
No. 2 Bison |
3 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
24 |
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South Dakota State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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No. 11 Jackrabbits |
10 |
14 |
21 |
7 |
52 |
No. 12 Leathernecks |
10 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
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At Illinois State
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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No. 15 Leathernecks |
0 |
0 |
17 |
14 |
31 |
No. 12 Redbirds |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
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At Indiana State
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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No. 11 Leathernecks |
3 |
28 |
7 |
7 |
45 |
Sycamores |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Southern Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Salukis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
No. 9 Leathernecks |
0 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
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At Weber State–First Round
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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No. 9 Leathernecks |
3 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
19 |
No. 11 Wildcats |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
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Coaches | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
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