2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football Western Illinois Leathernecks wordmark.svg 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 7–6 5–3 Bob Nielson 3rd Brian Mohnsen 1st Hanson Field NCAA Division I Second Round L 19–36 vs. Illinois State The 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bob Nielson in his third and final season as head coach, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 7–6 overall with mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Western Illinois received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Leathernecks defeated Dayton in the first round before losing to fellow MVFC member Illinois State in the second round. The team played home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. On December 14, Nielson resigned to become the head coach at fellow MVFC member South Dakota.http://www.pjstar.com/article/20151214/SPORTS/151219733 Texas High School Football Hall of Fame to enshrine Kenneth West He finished his three-year tenure at Western Illinois with a record of 16–21. Schedule 2015 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 3 Thursday 6:00 pm w y Eastern Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL WIUtv3, ESPN3 33–5 5,985 September 12 11:00 am l y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN 0–44 37,733 September 19 5:00 pm l y y Coastal Carolina 2 Brooks Stadium Conway, SC BSN 27–34 10,311 October 3 3:00 pm w y Southern Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL WIUtv3/ESPN3 37–36 7,125 October 10 3:00 pm w South Dakota Hanson Field Macomb, IL MVC TV, WIUtv3, ESPN3 40–21 6,298 October 17 4:00 pm w y Northern Iowa 12 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA WIUtv3, ESPN3 24–19 16,324 October 24 2:00 pm l y 20 Illinois State 3 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL ESPN3 28–48 13,391 October 31 1:00 pm l 23 Youngstown State 25 Hanson Field Macomb, IL WIUtv3, ESPN3 21–23 2,610 November 7 2:30 pm l y North Dakota State 6 Fargodome Fargo, ND WIUtv3-TD, ESPN3 7–59 18,251 November 14 12:05 pm w y Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN WIUtv3-TD, ESPN3 37–30 OT 4,567 November 21 1:00 pm w South Dakota State 5 Hanson Field Macomb, IL WIUtv3, ESPN3 30–24 2OT 1,853 November 28 11:00 am w y y Dayton Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH NCAA Division I First Round ESPN3 24–7 997 December 5 1:00 pm l y y Illinois State 4 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 19–36 6,124 Western Illinois Schedule 2015 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2710/season/2015 ESPN March 15, 2026 2015 Football Schedule https://goleathernecks.com/sports/football/schedule/2015 Western Illinois University March 15, 2026 Ranking STATS FCS 0 13 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 20 23 RV RV RV RV 22 Coaches 0 13 NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV NR RV RV 22 References Western Illinois Category:Western Illinois Leathernecks football seasons Western Illinois Western Illinois Leathernecks football