2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

{{Short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2022

| team = Western Illinois Leathernecks

| sport = football

| image = Western Illinois Leathernecks wordmark.svg

| image_size = 175

| conference = Missouri Valley Football Conference

| short_conf = MVFC

| STATSRank =

| FCSCoachRank =

| record = 0–11

| conf_record = 0–8

| head_coach = Myers Hendrickson

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| def_coach = Todd Drury

| dc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Hanson Field

}}

{{2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings}}

The 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Myers Hendrickson. The Leathernecks played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.

==Schedule==

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2022

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 1|Thursday}}

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = No. 18 UT Martin

| site_stadium = Graham Stadium

| site_cityst = Martin, TN

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 25–42

| attend = 5,127

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Huntington Bank Stadium

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| tv = BTN

| score = 10–62

| attend = 43,859

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Southern Utah

| site_stadium = Hanson Field

| site_cityst = Macomb, IL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 10–17

| attend = 5,024

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Northern Iowa

| site_stadium = Hanson Field

| site_cityst = Macomb, IL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 17–52

| attend = 4,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = No. 2 South Dakota State

| site_stadium = Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium

| site_cityst = Brookings, SD

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 10–34

| attend = 15,237

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = No. 16 Southern Illinois

| site_stadium = Saluki Stadium

| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 7–30

| attend = 10,118

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Youngstown State

| site_stadium = Hanson Field

| site_cityst = Macomb, IL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 27–28

| attend = 7,217

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Missouri State

| site_stadium = Robert W. Plaster Stadium

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 14–64

| attend = 10,712

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = No. 4 North Dakota State

| site_stadium = Hanson Field

| site_cityst = Macomb, IL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 17–56

| attend = 2,534

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Indiana State

| site_stadium = Hanson Field

| site_cityst = Macomb, IL

| tv =

| score = 0–21

| attend = 2,661

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois State

| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium

| site_cityst = Normal, IL

| tv =

| score = 13–20

| overtime = OT

| attend = 2,579

}}

}}

Source:{{Cite web |title=2022 Football Schedule |url=https://goleathernecks.com/sports/football/schedule/2022 |access-date=December 10, 2024 |website=goleathernecks.com}}

Game summaries

=At No. 18 UT Martin=

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|Road=Leathernecks

|R1=0

|R2=7

|R3=6

|R4=12

|Home=No. 18 Skyhawks

|H1=7

|H2=14

|H3=14

|H4=7

}}

{{see also|2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Minnesota=

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|Road=Leathernecks

|R1=3

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Golden Gophers

|H1=14

|H2=17

|H3=21

|H4=10

}}

{{see also|2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Southern Utah=

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|Road=Thunderbirds

|R1=10

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Leathernecks

|H1=0

|H2=3

|H3=0

|H4=7

}}

{{see also|2022 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Northern Iowa=

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|Road=Panthers

|R1=0

|R2=17

|R3=21

|R4=14

|Home=Leathernecks

|H1=0

|H2=3

|H3=7

|H4=7

}}

{{see also|2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At No. 2 South Dakota State=

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|Road=Leathernecks

|R1=0

|R2=3

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=No. 2 Jackrabbits

|H1=10

|H2=7

|H3=3

|H4=14

}}

{{see also|2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At No. 16 Southern Illinois=

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|Road=Leathernecks

|R1=0

|R2=7

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=No. 16 Salukis

|H1=14

|H2=9

|H3=7

|H4=0

}}

{{see also|2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Youngstown State=

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|Road=Penguins

|R1=3

|R2=7

|R3=0

|R4=18

|Home=Leathernecks

|H1=0

|H2=7

|H3=6

|H4=14

}}

{{see also|2022 Youngstown State Penguins football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Missouri State=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Leathernecks

|R1=0

|R2=7

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Bears

|H1=17

|H2=28

|H3=10

|H4=9

}}

{{see also|2022 Missouri State Bears football team}}

{{Clear}}

=No. 4 North Dakota State=

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|Road=No. 4 Bison

|R1=14

|R2=14

|R3=21

|R4=7

|Home=Leathernecks

|H1=0

|H2=10

|H3=0

|H4=7

}}

{{see also|2022 North Dakota State Bison football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Indiana State=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Sycamores

|R1=0

|R2=14

|R3=7

|R4=0

|Home=Leathernecks

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=0

}}

{{see also|2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Illinois State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Leathernecks

|R1=0

|R2=7

|R3=3

|R4=3

|R5=0

|Home=Redbirds

|H1=7

|H2=6

|H3=0

|H4=0

|H5=7

}}

{{see also|2022 Illinois State Redbirds football team}}

{{Clear}}

References