1953 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
American college football season
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The 1953 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1953 college football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Vince DiFrancesca and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 8–2 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play, placing second in the IIAC. They were invited to the postseason Corn Bowl, where they defeated Iowa Wesleyan 32–0.[1]
| 1953 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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Corn Bowl, W 32–0 vs. Iowa Wesleyan | |
| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (5–1 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at St. Ambrose* |
| W 32–19 | [2] | |
| September 25 | Northeast Missouri State* | W 19–13 | [3] | ||
| October 10 | at Wheaton (IL)* | Wheaton, IL | L 13–14 | [4] | |
| October 16 | Illinois State Normal |
| W 20–7 | [5] | |
| October 24 | at Central Michigan |
| L 6–13 | [6] | |
| October 31 | Michigan State Normal |
| W 20–0 | [7] | |
| November 7 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 19–12 | [8] | |
| November 14 | at Northern Illinois State | W 27–0 | 3,500 | [9] | |
| November 19 | Southern Illinois |
| W 47–19 | [10] | |
| November 26 | vs. Iowa Wesleyan* |
| W 32–0 | 2,500 | [11] |
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