2000 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
| 2000 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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Gateway champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 7–37 vs. Lehigh | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 12 |
| Record | 9–3 (5–1 Gateway) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Western Illinois $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Youngstown State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Illinois State | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 9–3 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Lehigh in the first round.[1] The team was ranked No. 12 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Missouri* | No. 23 | L 20–50 | 53,224 | [3] | |
| September 9 | at Ball State* | No. 25 | W 24–14 | 12,779 | [4] | |
| September 16 | No. 23 Sam Houston State* | No. 19 | W 31–0 | 5,934 | [5] | |
| September 23 | Nicholls State* | No. 15 |
| W 44–3 | 4,787 | [6] |
| September 30 | Indiana State | No. 12 |
| W 49–7 | 12,348 | [7] |
| October 7 | at Southern Illinois | No. 11 | W 42–17 | 10,000 | [8] | |
| October 14 | at Southwest Missouri State | No. 7 | W 14–10 | 8,738 | [9] | |
| October 21 | No. 3 Youngstown State | No. 6 |
| W 24–10 | 13,418 | [10] |
| October 28 | Morgan State* | No. 3 |
| W 73–17 | 4,839 | [11] |
| November 4 | Illinois State | No. 4 |
| L 18–25 | 10,147 | [12] |
| November 18 | at No. 18 Northern Iowa | No. 6 | W 44–41 | 14,128 | [13] | |
| November 25 | No. 8 Lehigh* | No. 6 |
| L 7–37 | 3,204 | [14] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "I-AA poll". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. December 19, 2000. p. 4C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Coats, Bill (September 3, 2000). "MU opens with some special effects". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Zaleski, Doug (September 10, 2000). "The streak continues". The Star Press. p. 1C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tharp leads Western Illinois in rout". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. September 17, 2021. p. D13. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls falls to WIU". Daily World. September 24, 2000. p. 1B. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western routs Ind. State". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 1, 2000. p. F3. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Underwood, Rick (October 8, 2000). "Leathernecks thrash Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 15, 2021). "Bears suffer another agonizing loss". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leathernecks claim showdown with Penguins". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 22, 2000. p. D2. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pospeschil, Jodi (October 29, 2000). "Western Illinois races to 73-17 romp over Morgan State". The Baltimore Sun. p. 8E. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 5, 2000). "Beshel's TD carries ISU to upset". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newhoff, Doug (November 19, 2021). "Down, and out?". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larimer, Terry (November 26, 2000). "Lehigh Delivers Loud Message; Taunted Engineers Totally Dismantle Higher-Seeded Foe". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in Paul Reinhard column on same page.
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