The 1942 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1942 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Wix Garner and played their home games at Morgan Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–0–2 record overall and a 3–0–1 record in conference play, winning the IIAC title.[1]
| 1942 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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IIAC champion | |
| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–0–2 (3–0–1 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Morgan Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Illinois was ranked at No. 357 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 26 | at Illinois College* | Jacksonville, IL | T 0–0 | [3] |
| October 3 | Iowa Wesleyan* |
| W 13–0 | [4] |
| October 10 | at Northern Illinois State | T 14–14 | [5] | |
| October 17 | Southern Illinois |
| W 26–0 | [6] |
| October 24 | at Eastern Illinois | Charleston, IL | W 45–0 | [7] |
| October 31 | Illinois State Normal |
| W 12–7 | [8] |
| November 7 | at Carthage* | Carthage, IL | W 14–7 | [9] |
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References
edit- ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 68. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Illinois Ties Western, 0-0". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 27, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ia. Wesleyan Falls, 13 To 0". Des Moines Register. October 4, 1942. p. Sports-5. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies Tie Macomb in a 14 to 14 Feature Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 12, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wesleyan Faces Millikin Eleven In Loop Feature". The Dispatch. Associated Press. October 19, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E-I Teachers Defeated, 45-0". Herald and Review. October 25, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harling, Maurice (November 1, 1942). "Western Edges Normal, 12-7". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Macomb Turns Back Carthage Eleven, 14-7". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 8, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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