1953 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1953 Western Illinois Leathernecks football Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 8–2 5–1 Vince DiFrancesca 5th Hanson Field Corn Bowl W 32–0 vs. 1953 Iowa Wesleyan Tigers Iowa Wesleyan The 1953 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1953 college football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Vince DiFrancesca and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 8–2 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play, placing second in the IIAC. They were invited to the postseason Corn Bowl, where they defeated 1953 Iowa Wesleyan Tigers Iowa Wesleyan 32–0.Western Illinois Football Record Book https://goleathernecks.com/documents/2021/10/17/Football_Record_Book_Updated_Oct_2021_.pdf Western Illinois University Athletics November 20, 2021 69 Schedule September 19 w y y 1953 St. Ambrose Bees St. Ambrose Municipal Stadium Davenport, IA 32–19 Calkins Earl St. Joseph Is Next Bee Foe After 32-19 Loss to Western https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89263844/the-daily-times/ November 20, 2021 The Daily Times September 21, 1953 5A September 25 w y 1953 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs Northeast Missouri State Hanson Field Macomb, IL 19–13 Western Defeats Northeast Missouri https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89264118/the-pantagraph/ November 20, 2021 The Pantagraph Associated Press September 26, 1953 6 Newspapers.com October 10 l y y 1953 Wheaton Crusaders Wheaton (IL) Wheaton, IL 13–14 Wheaton Nudges Western, 14-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89294164/the-pantagraph/ November 20, 2021 The Pantagraph Associated Press October 11, 1953 24 Newspapers.com October 16 w Illinois State Normal Hanson Field Macomb, IL 20–7 Western State Deals ISNU 20-7 Setback https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89294459/the-pantagraph/ November 20, 2021 The Pantagraph October 17, 1953 6 Newspapers.com October 24 l y Central Michigan Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI 6–13 Central Michigan Defeats Western https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89294668/the-jacksonville-daily-journal/ November 20, 2021 Journal-Courier Associated Press October 25, 1953 10 Newspapers.com October 31 w Michigan State Normal Hanson Field Macomb, IL 20–0 Michigan Normal Upset By Western, 20 To 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89294940/herald-and-review/ November 20, 2021 Decatur Sunday Herald and Review Associated Press November 1, 1953 20 Newspapers.com November 7 w y Eastern Illinois Lincoln Field Charleston, IL 19–12 Western Stops Eastern, 19-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89295123/herald-and-review/ November 20, 2021 Decatur Sunday Herald and Review November 8, 1953 19 Newspapers.com November 14 w y Northern Illinois State Glidden Field DeKalb, IL 27–0 3,500 After A Good First Half, Huskies Stumble 27-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89295406/the-daily-chronicle/ November 20, 2021 The DeKalb Daily Chronicle November 16, 1953 14 Newspapers.com November 19 w Southern Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL 47–19 Western Illinois Wins From Southern Illinois https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89295555/st-louis-post-dispatch/ November 20, 2021 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Associated Press November 20, 1953 11D Newspapers.com November 26 w y y 1953 Iowa Wesleyan Tigers Iowa Wesleyan Wesleyan Stadium Bloomington, IL Corn Bowl 32–0 2,500 Alsene Ed Western Wins 1953 Corn Bowl Game, 32-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89295886/the-pantagraph/ November 20, 2021 The Pantagraph November 27, 1953 30 Newspapers.com Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (1953 Western Illinois) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/771/stats/13795 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 10, 2022 References Western Illinois Category:Western Illinois Leathernecks football seasons Western Illinois Leathernecks football