2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	1–5 (1–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Jared Elliott (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	David Rocco (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Cam Clark (1st season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field

2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 South Dakota State +^		5	–	1					8	–	2
No. 12 Missouri State +^		5	–	1					5	–	5
No. 7 North Dakota ^		4	–	1					5	–	2
No. 6 North Dakota State ^		5	–	2					7	–	3
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^		3	–	3					6	–	4
Northern Iowa		3	–	4					3	–	4
South Dakota		1	–	3					1	–	3
Illinois State†		1	–	3					1	–	3
Western Illinois†		1	–	5					1	–	5
Youngstown State		1	–	6					1	–	6
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season. † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jared Elliott and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC).

On April 5, 2021, Western Illinois announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to a lack of available players.[1]

Schedule

Western Illinois's games scheduled against Southern Illinois (April 10) and South Dakota (April 17) were canceled when the Leathernecks opted out of the remainder of the season.[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 27	1:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 24–30	421
March 6	3:00 p.m.	at No. 8 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 10–45	2,347
March 13	1:00 p.m.	No. 3 North Dakota	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 21–38	658
March 20	1:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 18–26	1,853
March 27	8:00 p.m.	No. 22 Northern Iowa	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 20–34	542
April 3	8:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 27–24	679
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. Holland, Scott. "WIU football opts out remainder of spring season". McDonough County Voice. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
2. "2020 Western Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.