2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Youngstown State $^   6 1     11 3  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 2     9 4  
No. 17 Northern Iowa   5 2     7 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^   4 3     9 4  
Western Kentucky   4 3     6 5  
Western Illinois   2 5     5 6  
Missouri State   1 6     2 9  
Indiana State   1 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference play, placing sixth in the Gateway.[1]

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 29, 2022.