2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football Western Illinois Leathernecks wordmark.svg 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 1–10 0–8 Don Patterson 10th first 3 games Mark Hendrickson interim, final 8 games Thomas Casey 5th Hanson Field The 2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the in Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by head coaches Mark Hendrickson and Don Patterson, who left the team late in the 2008 season due to health problems. The 2009 season was Patterson's last with Western Illinois. He coached the first three games before stepping down, ceding the head coaching duties to Hendrickson. Western Illinois compiling an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the MVFC. The team played home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. Schedule 2009 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network September 3 w y y Sam Houston State Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX 35–28 6,035 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114690339/wiu-hangs-on-for-opening-win/ The Pantagraph WIU hangs on for opening win September 4, 2009 December 15, 2022 Newspapers.com September 12 l y y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 7–41 21,427 September 19 l y Stephen F. Austin Hanson Field Macomb, IL 30–40 15,328 October 3 l Southern Illinois 8 Hanson Field Macomb, IL 10–30 13,459 Hefferman Todd Dawgs run away from WIU https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90453101/southern-illinoisan/ December 12, 2021 The Southern Illinoisan October 4, 2009 1C Newspapers.com October 10 l y 2009 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH 21–31 October 17 l Missouri State Hanson Field Macomb, IL 16–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dispatch-late-field-goal-lifts-msu-p/150227966/ The Dispatch Late field goal lifts MSU past WIU October 18, 2009 June 28, 2024 Newspapers.com October 24 l y 2009 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 14–17 October 31 l North Dakota State Hanson Field Macomb, IL 7–14 5,489 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86739166/paschall-plunges-over-twice/ The Bismarck Tribune Paschall plunges over twice November 1, 2009 October 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 7 l y Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 7–25 12,074 Reinhardt Randy Illinois State Defense Stars In Win Over WIU https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86637803/ October 6, 2021 The Pantagraph November 8, 2009 C1 Newspapers.com November 14 l y Northern Iowa 11 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 0–34 11,070 November 21 l South Dakota State 12 Hanson Field Macomb, IL 7–27 1,508 Western Illinois Schedule 2009 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2710/season/2009 ESPN March 16, 2026 2009 Football Schedule https://goleathernecks.com/sports/football/schedule/2009 Western Illinois University March 16, 2026 References Western Illinois Category:Western Illinois Leathernecks football seasons Western Illinois Leathernecks football