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^ "Western Illinois Leathernecks Football Future Schedules". In 1920, Oklahoma moved to the Missouri Valley Conference and was informed that no team could play. ^ "Darrell Mudra (2000) - Hall of Fame". College Football's Greatest Rivalries Michael Bradley. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). ^ "Missouri Valley Football Conference Records" (PDF). ^ "Leatherneck Athletics Moving to Ohio Valley Conference for All Sports," Western Illinois University Athletics, Friday, May 12, 2023. ^ "Western Illinois Leathernecks College Football Clubhouse". ^ "Western Illinois Athletics Leathernecks Football". ^ Western Illinois Leathernecks Athletics 2017–18 Branding & Style Guidelines (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference (also called or simply ' ') is the third-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Individual accomplishments Award winners After the season Western was forced to vacate their wins due to an ineligible player. † Acting head coach first seven games of 2008 season and last eight games of 2009 season. *Note: Since 1981, the NCAA Division I-AA/Division I FCS Playoffs Regional Championships were commonly referred to as the Boardwalk Bowl (East Region Championship), Pecan Bowl (Midwest Region Championship), Grantland Rice Bowl (South Region Championship), and Camellia Bowl (West Region Championship). IIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference the school had quit the Missouri Valley conference and canceled all scheduled. Conference affiliations Yearsĭivision I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)Ĭhampionships Conference championships Years Johnny Bright, Drake university football star, ate his first solid meal in. The remainder of the Leathernecks' athletic programs transition to the OVC one year prior on July 1, 2023.
The university announced on that its football program will remain in the MVFC through the autumn of 2023 before joining the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in 2024. Western Illinois is the only college which officially takes its nickname from a branch of the U.S. Navy for permission to use the Corps' Fighting Leathernecks nickname and logo for his team. The team adopted its nickname in 1927 when coach Ray Hanson, a decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps, asked the U.S. In 1903, the school formed an athletic association for the fall football season, which is considered the official beginning of Western Illinois football by the school. The team played four games against regional high schools and the Western Illinois Normal & Business Institute going 2-2. Western Illinois had an unofficial football team in 1902, the year the school was established. See also: List of Western Illinois Leathernecks in the NFL Draft