1981 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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Mid-Con co-champion | |
Conference | Association of Mid-Continent Universities |
Record | 5–6 (2–1 Mid-Con) |
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Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Pete Rodriguez and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Eastern Illinois and Northern Iowa.[1][2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at Illinois State* | L 7–31 | 9,179 | [3] | |
September 12 | South Dakota State* | W 17–13 | [4] | ||
September 19 | at Drake* | L 6–21 | 10,185 | [5] | |
September 26 | Southwest Missouri State |
| W 19–7 | 9,003 | [6] |
October 3 | at Northeast Missouri State* |
| W 17–7 | [7] | |
October 10 | Northern Iowa |
| W 21–14 | 6,200 | [8] |
October 17 | at Eastern Illinois | L 8–20 | 5,000 | [9] | |
October 24 | No. 2 Northern Michigan* |
| L 14–28 | 11,794 | [10] |
October 31 | at New Mexico State* | L 24–31 | [11] | ||
November 7 | at Youngstown State* |
| L 22–34 | [12] | |
November 14 | Howard* |
| W 20–17 | [13] | |
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