2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
2006 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Youngstown State $^  6 –1   11 –3  
No. 8 Illinois State ^  5 –2   9 –4  
No. 17 Northern Iowa  5 –2   7 –4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^  4 –3   9 –4  
Western Kentucky  4 –3   6 –5  
Western Illinois  2 –5   5 –6  
Missouri State  1 –6   2 –9  
Indiana State  1 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference play, placing sixth in the Gateway.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Morehead State*
W 31–611,081[2]
September 9at Wisconsin*
L 10–3480,845[3]
September 16Kentucky Wesleyan*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 58–010,112[4]
September 23at Northern Colorado*
W 42–286,219[5]
September 30at Western Kentucky
L 35–3811,710[6]
October 7at No. 9 Southern Illinois
L 24–3113,721[7]
October 14No. 6 Youngstown State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 28–3513,522[8]
October 21No. 3 Illinois State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 14–279,220[9]
October 28at Northern Iowa
W 24–1311,058[10]
November 4Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 46–419,571[11]
November 11at Missouri State
L 21–246,305[12]

Roster

2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 3 Herb Donaldson So
WR 11 Marco Thomas Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 7 Mike McEachern So
LB 6 Jason Williams So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P 16 Taylor Rowan So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Western Illinois 31, Morehead St. 6". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. September 1, 2006. p. D6. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Hill powers Badgers' rout over W. Illinois". The Reporter. Associated Press. September 10, 2006. p. B6. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wesleyan no match for Leathernecks". Messenger-Inquirer. September 17, 2006. p. 6B. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Less than two weeks after stabbing, Bears punter Mendoza returns to action in loss". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Associated Press. September 24, 2006. p. D5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Grant, Michael (October 1, 2006). "Last-minute score lifts Hilltoppers". The Courier-Journal. p. C14. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Whitlock leads SIU". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. October 8, 2006. p. 4B. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Youngstown spoils Western's party". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 15, 2006. p. B11. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rembert Runs Wild In Illinois State's Victory Over Host Western Illinois". The Southern Illinoisan. Associated Press. October 22, 2006. p. 7C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ McCool, Dan (October 29, 2006). "Unusually weak offense dooms UNI in the dome". Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "WIU's Donaldson runs wild in win over Indiana St". The Dispatch. Associated Press. November 5, 2006. p. B5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Scranton, Lyndal (November 12, 2006). "Bears go out on high note". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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