The 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented

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as a member of the

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(MVFC) during the

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. They were led by first-year head coach

Myers Hendrickson Myers Hendrickson (born April 13, 1989) is an American football coach. He is the former head football coach of Western Illinois University, a position he had held since December 17, 2021. Hendrickson served as the head football coach at Kansas Wes ...

. The Leathernecks played their home games at

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Schedule

Game summaries

At No. 18 UT Martin

At Minnesota

Southern Utah

Northern Iowa

At No. 2 South Dakota State

At No. 16 Southern Illinois

Youngstown State

At Missouri State

No. 4 North Dakota State

Indiana State

At Illinois State

References

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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 ...