1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season March 2026 January 2025 1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference GCAC 4–7 1–5 Bruce Craddock 7th Hanson Field The 1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Bruce Craddock and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play. Schedule 1989 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 2 w y 1989 Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils Arkansas–Monticello Hanson Field Macomb, IL 24–10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-wiu-opens-with-a-win/162426690/ Quad-City Times WIU opens with a win September 3, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 10 w y Southern Illinois McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 14–7 3,000 Weaner Phil Head start not enough https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91581658/southern-illinoisan/ Southern Illinoisan September 11, 1989 B11 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 16 l Southwest Missouri State Hanson Field Macomb, IL 24–31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-two-big-play/144015514/ The Springfield News-Leader Two big plays give Bears 31–24 victory September 17, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 23 w y Delaware State Hanson Field Macomb, IL 38–24 https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-western-illinois-rip/143910623/ Southern Illinoisan Western Illinois rips Delaware St. September 24, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com September 30 l y y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 27–34 22,365 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-niu-wishbone-breaks-wiu/162427404/ Chicago Tribune NIU wishbone breaks WIU defense October 1, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 7 l Northern Iowa Hanson Field Macomb, IL 10–21 9,121 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-northern-iowa-holds/162414143/ The Daily Nonpareil Northern Iowa holds off Leathernecks October 8, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 14 w y 1989 Fort Hays State Tigers Fort Hays State Hanson Field Macomb, IL 43–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-western-illinois-whip/162427726/ The Salina Journal Western Illinois whips Fort Hays October 15, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 21 l y Eastern Illinois 19 O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 5–31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-eastern-bops-weste/162413331/ The Rock Island Argus Eastern bops Western for year's worth of state bragging rights October 22, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 28 l y Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 6–30 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dispatch-illinois-state-30-western/162425653/ The Dispatch Illinois State 30, Western Illinois 6 October 29, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 4 l y y 1989 Portland State Vikings Portland State Civic Stadium Portland, OR 7–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-psu-downs-western-i/162428159/ The Sunday Oregonian PSU downs Western Illinois 14–7 November 5, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 11 l Indiana State Hanson Field Macomb, IL 7–13 7,631 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press-jochems-touchdown-run/162423207/ The Sunday Courier Jochem's touchdown run sparks Indiana State November 12, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com References Western Illinois Category:Western Illinois Leathernecks football seasons Western Illinois Leathernecks football