1995 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Eastern Illinois +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Northern Iowa +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
No. 24 Indiana State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Western Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Iowa Wesleyan*
W 86–0[1]
September 9at Ball State*
L 17–2014,466[2]
September 16Delaware State*No. 23
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 41–14[3]
September 23at Indiana StateNo. 23
L 13–304,517[4]
September 30No. 22 Northern Iowa
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 7–38[5]
October 14at Illinois State
W 25–2210,146[6]
October 25Southwest Missouri State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 7–13[7]
October 28Southern Illinois
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 19–74,106[8]
November 4at No. 15 Eastern Illinois
L 17–20[9]
November 11at Jacksonville State*
L 27–327,152[10]
November 18at No. 4 Murray State*
L 18–56[11]

References

  1. ^ "Leathernecks thrash NAIA team". Quad-City Times. September 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jumping on the bandwagon". The Muncie Star. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "DelState offense goes flat". The News Journal. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sycamores top WIU". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UNI Panthers prove a point". Quad-City Times. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Western Illinois tops Illinois State". Southern Illinoisan. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Leathernecks fodder for SW Missouri, Cannon". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 29, 1995). "Western Illinois continues dominance of SIU". Southern Illinoisan. p. 3C. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "E. Illinois high-steps past W. Illinois". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hail Mary pass gives Jax State win". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cullors, McCann fuel Murray, 56–18". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team
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