1982 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1982
| team = Western Illinois Leathernecks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Association of Mid-Continent Universities
| short_conf = Mid-Con
| record = 2–8
| conf_record = 0–3
| head_coach = Pete Rodriguez
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Hanson Field
}}
{{1982 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings}}
The 1982 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (Mid-Con) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Pete Rodriguez, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Mid-Con.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1982
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 7–38
| attend = 8,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-southern-illinois-tops-we/158705646/|work=The Pantagraph|title=Southern Illinois tops Western, 38–7|date=September 5, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 29–13
| attend = 9,231
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-review-western-downs-illinois/158711769/|work=Herald and Review|title=Western downs Illinois State|date=September 19, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1982|team=Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs|title=Northeast Missouri State}}
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 10–27
| attend = 10,657
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-northeast-mo-27/158739133/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Northeast Mo. 27, Western Ill. 10|date=September 26, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 9–21
| attend = 8,707
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-uni-a-219-winne/158715609/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=UNI a 21–9 winner over W. Illinois|date=October 3, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 12–31
| attend = 5,641
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-reliever-yagel/158709480/|work=The Des Moines Register|title='Reliever' Yagelski keys Drake, 31–12|date=October 10, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Southwest Missouri State
| site_stadium = Briggs Stadium
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 16–35
| attend = 4,100
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-bears-cage-western/158717572/|work=The Rock Island Argus|title=Bears cage Western|date=October 17, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = l
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 7–31
| attend = 10,399
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-eastern-illinois-31-wes/158714380/|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=Eastern Illinois 31, Western Illinois 7|date=October 24, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1982|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Marquette, MI
| score = 7–22
| attend = 3,004
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-wildcats-top-wes/158739668/|work=Green Bay Press-Gazette|title=Wildcats top Western Illinois|date=October 31, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Youngstown State
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 20–28
| attend = 5,849
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-youngstown-state-tops-wes/158739815/|work=The Pantagraph|title=Youngstown State tops Western Illinois|date=November 7, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Howard
| site_stadium = Howard Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 22–17
| attend = 1,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-w-illinois-2217/154722178/|work=The Times|title=W. Illinois, 22–17|date=November 14, 1982|accessdate=November 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Western Illinois) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/132837 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |accessdate=November 9, 2024 }}
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