1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record7–4 (2–4 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Illinois State $^   6 0     11 3  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   5 1     12 3  
No. 15 Northern Iowa   3 3     8 3  
Western Illinois   2 4     7 4  
Southwest Missouri State   2 4     5 6  
Indiana State   2 4     3 8  
Southern Illinois   1 5     5 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–4 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.[1]

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 72. Retrieved January 30, 2022.