2002 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
American college football season
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The 2002 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with an 11–2 record overall and a 6–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round and lost to Western Kentucky in the quarterfinal.[1] The team was ranked No. 5 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA.[2]
- Don Patterson (4th season)
| 2002 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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Gateway co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 28–31 vs. Western Kentucky | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 5 |
| Record | 11–2 (6–1 Gateway) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mark Hendrickson (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Western Kentucky +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Western Illinois +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 29 | Drake* | W 64–7 | 10,830 | [3] | ||
| September 14 | at No. 21 Western Kentucky | W 14–0 | 6,000 | [4] | ||
| September 21 | at Northern Illinois* | No. 20 | W 29–26 | 23,598 | [5] | |
| September 28 | Sam Houston State* | No. 12 |
| W 41–13 | 15,318 | [6] |
| October 5 | at Southern Illinois | No. 8 | L 52–54 | 10,283 | [7] | |
| October 12 | Illinois State | No. 13 |
| W 22–17 | 10,113 | [8] |
| October 19 | Indiana State | No. 10 |
| W 52–21 | 8,562 | [9] |
| October 26 | No. 23 Youngstown State | No. 9 |
| W 19–0 | 14,186 | [10] |
| November 2 | at Southwest Missouri State | No. 8 | W 28–23 | 1,885 | [11] | |
| November 9 | at Northern Iowa | No. 8 | W 35–12 | 9,443 | [12] | |
| November 16 | at Southern Utah* | No. 5 | W 38–28 | 1,913 | [13] | |
| November 30 | No. 10 Eastern Illinois* | No. 3 |
| W 48–9 | 2,429 | [14] |
| December 6 | No. 15 Western Kentucky | No. 3 |
| L 28–31 | [15] | |
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