Bisonville.com Football Fan Guide
General Information
Name Western Illinois
Location Macomb, IL
Nickname Leathernecks
Colors Purple and Gold
Coach Joe Davis (5-10 .333)
Division FCS
Conference Big South - Ohio Valley Association
2025 Schedule and Results (1-2)
Date Rank Opponent Score
08.29.2025 A Illinois L 3-52
09.05.2025 A Northwestern L 7-42
09.13.2025 H Valparaiso W 51-30
09.20.2025 A Eastern Washington
09.27.2025 H Eastern Illinois
10.04.2025 A Tennessee Tech (16/15)
10.11.2025 A Tennessee-Martin
10.18.2025 H Charleston Southern
10.25.2025 A Tennessee State
11.08.2025 H Lindenwood
11.15.2025 H SE Missouri State
11.22.2025 A Gardner-Webb
All-Time Win-Loss Record: 554-526-38 (.513)
1903 0-1-1 1904 5-2 1905 4-2 1906 0-3 1907 2-3
1908 2-3-1 1909 1-2 1910 4-1-1 1911 4-2 1912 4-3
1913 4-3 1914 3-2-1 1915 1-4 1916 1-7-1 1917 2-4
1919 5-2 1920 0-3-1 1921 3-3-1 1922 6-2 1923 1-6-1
1924 4-2-1 1925 4-3-1 1926 4-3-1 1927 6-3-1 1928 2-3-3
1929 3-5 1930 4-4 1931 2-6 1932 4-2-1 1933 4-5
1934 5-3 1935 2-6 1936 3-2-2 1937 3-4-1 1938 6-2
1939 5-1-1 1940 1-7-1 1941 2-4-1 1942 5-0-2 1943 1-6
1944 0-8 1945 1-5-1 1946 2-6 1947 4-4-1 1948 4-4
1949 9-1 1950 7-1 1951 7-1-1 1952 7-2 1953 8-2
1954 6-1-3 1955 6-3-1 1956 6-3 1957 5-4 1958 6-1-1
1959 9-0 1960 6-2 1961 5-3 1962 5-3 1963 6-3
1964 6-3 1965 4-5 1966 1-7-1 1967 2-6 1968 2-7-1
1969 8-2 1970 7-3 1971 8-2 1972 9-2 1973 7-4
1974 7-3 1975 5-4-1 1976 7-3 1977 3-7 1978 3-6-1
1979 3-8 1980 4-6 1981 5-6 1982 2-8 1983 3-8
1984 6-4-1 1985 5-5 1986 6-5 1987 7-4 1988 10-2
1989 4-7 1990 3-8 1991 7-4-1 1992 7-4 1993 4-7
1994 8-3 1995 4-7 1996 9-3 1997 11-2 1998 11-3
1999 7-4 2000 9-3 2001 5-5 2002 11-2 2003 9-4
2004 4-7 2005 5-6 2006 5-6 2007 6-5 2008 6-5
2009 1-10 2010 8-5 2011 2-9 2012 3-8 2013 4-8
2014 5-7 2015 7-6 2016 6-5 2017 8-4 2018 5-6
2019 1-11 2020 1-5 2021 2-9 2022 0-11 2023 0-11
2024 4-8 2025 1-2
FCS Impact
Membership 1981-current
Overall Record 237-262-2 (.475)
Playoff Record 7-11 (.389) with 0 Championships
Record v FCS 190-210-2 (.475)
Record v FBS 8-40 (.167)
Record v DII 30-10 (.750)
Record v DIII 1-0 (1.000)
Record v non-NCAA 8-2 (.800)
DII Impact
Membership 1973-1980
Overall Record 39-41-2 (.488)
Playoff Record 0-1 (.000) with 0 Championships
Record v DII 28-32-2 (.468)
Record v FCS 0-1 (.000)
Record v FBS 5-7 (.417)
Record v DIII 0-0
Record v non-NCAA 6-1 (.857)
NDSU's All-Time Record vs Western Illinois: 11-2 (.846)
2023 H W 52-7 2022 A W 56-17 2019 H W 57-21 2018 A W 34-7
2017 H W 24-12 2016 A W 21-13 2015 H W 59-7 2014 A W 17-10
2011 A W 37-21 2010 H L 16-28 2009 A W 14-7 2008 H L 22-27
2007 A W 41-28
This page was last updated on 9/13/2025 10:25:22 PM.