The 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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(MVFC). They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place.

Previous season

The Leathernecks finished the 2018 season 5–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in fifth place.

Preseason

MVFC poll

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Leathernecks were predicted to finish in eighth place.

Preseason All–MVFC team

The Leathernecks had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team. Offense Clint Ratkovich – FB

Schedule

Game summaries

at North Alabama

at Colorado State

Montana State

Tennessee Tech

Missouri State

at Indiana State

Illinois State

at Youngstown State

South Dakota

at North Dakota State

Southern Illinois

at Northern Iowa

Ranking movements

References

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Western Illinois Leathernecks football seasons

Western Illinois Leathernecks football The Western Illinois Leathernecks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Western Illinois University located in Macomb, Illinois. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and a ...