2005 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

The 2005 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 3–4 record in conference play.^[1]

2005 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Gateway)
Head coach	Don Patterson (7th season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^		5	–	2					11	–	4
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 14 Youngstown State +		5	–	2					8	–	3
No. 22 Illinois State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					6	–	5
Western Illinois		3	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		2	–	5					4	–	6
Indiana State		0	–	7					0	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–62	20,092	[2]
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 28–23	9,776	[3]
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 36–63	9,675	[4]
September 24	6:05 p.m.	Iowa Wesleyan*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 70–7	9,133	[5]
October 1	1:05 p.m.	No. 8 Northern Iowa	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 24–41	14,603	[6]
October 8	6:05 p.m.	No. 2 Southern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 24–34	10,112	[7]
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 21–23	11,909	[8]
October 22	4:05 p.m.	No. 1 Western Kentucky	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 7–42	13,558	[9]
October 29	1:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 31–17	9,007	[10]
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 63–35	2,663	[11]
November 12	1:05 p.m.	Missouri State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 34–24	6,128	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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