1958 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1958 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
IIAC champion
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–1–1 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Illinois $ 5 1 0 6 1 1
Southern Illinois 4 2 0 7 2 0
Central Michigan 4 2 0 7 3 0
Eastern Michigan 3 3 0 4 5 0
Northern Illinois 2 4 0 4 5 0
Illinois State Normal 2 4 0 3 6 0
Eastern Illinois 1 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1958 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach Lou Saban and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 6–1–1 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play, winning the IIAC title.[1]

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 69. Retrieved November 19, 2021.