1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football Association of Mid-Continent Universities Mid-Con 3–8 1–4 Pete Rodriguez 1st Hanson Field The 1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach Pete Rodriguez and played their home games at Hanson Field. Schedule 1979 NCAA Division II Associated Press Central September 1 w y Wisconsin–Whitewater Hanson Field Macomb, IL 12–7 9,400 September 8 l y Akron Rubber Bowl Akron, OH 7–24 32,113 September 15 7:30 p.m. l y Indiana State Hanson Field Macomb, IL 14–17 7,549 September 22 w y Saginaw Valley State Hanson Field Macomb, IL 27–7 5,218 September 29 l y 1979 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Marquette, MI 21–24 5,605 October 6 w y 1 Eastern Illinois O'Brien Field Charleston, IL 10–7 7,500 October 13 l Northern Iowa Hanson Field Macomb, IL 25–38 11,596–11,597 Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Northern Iowa) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/504/stats/12715 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 10, 2022 October 20 l y y 1979 United States International Gulls United States International San Diego, CA 7–14 1,300 October 27 l y 1979 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH 8–29 7,100 November 3 l y y Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 7–35 13,397 Bloodworth Bryan Fenn carries Redbirds to 35-7 win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90801647/the-pantagraph/ December 18, 2021 The Pantagraph November 4, 1979 B1 Newspapers.com November 10 l y North Dakota 3 Hanson Field Macomb, IL 7–28 8,300 Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Western Illinois) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/771/stats/12715 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 10, 2022 Western Illinois Football Record Book https://goleathernecks.com/documents/2021/10/17/Football_Record_Book_Updated_Oct_2021_.pdf Western Illinois University Athletics November 13, 2021 70 Roster 1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks f 72 Jr Don Greco G y *Pete Rodriguez References Western Illinois Category:Western Illinois Leathernecks football seasons Western Illinois Leathernecks football