1950 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1950 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–1 (4–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois State Normal $ 5 0 1 7 1 2
Western Illinois 4 1 0 7 1 0
Central Michigan 2 2 0 6 4 0
Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 5 3 0
Northern Illinois State 2 4 0 3 6 0
Southern Illinois 1 3 1 3 5 1
Michigan State Normal 0 4 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1950 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach Vince DiFrancesca and played their home games at Hanson Field, which opened at the beginning of the season.[1] The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–1 record overall and a 4–1 record in conference play, placing second in the IIAC.[2]

  1. ^ "Western Will Be Dedicating Its New Field". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 21, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 69. Retrieved February 19, 2022.