1953 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1953 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Corn Bowl, W 32–0 vs. Iowa Wesleyan
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 69. Retrieved November 20, 2021.