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The Western Illinois Leathernecks are the teams and athletes that represent Western Illinois University, located in Macomb, Illinois, in NCAA Division I sports. The school is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Its football team is a member of the Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA) OVC–Big South Football Association.
Western Illinois University was founded on April 24, 1899. [7] The land for the university was donated by Macomb's Freemasons (Illinois Lodge #17). Macomb was in direct competition with Quincy, Aledo, Monmouth, La Harpe, and Rushville, as candidates for the site of a "western" university. [8]
2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team; 2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team; 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team; 2017–18 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team; 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team; 2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's ...
The Western Illinois Leathernecks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Western Illinois University located in Macomb, Illinois. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) .
Western Illinois has moved on from Myers Hendrickson after the 34-year-old coach went 0-22 in his two seasons as football coach.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University (mascot names: Duke and Brandi) Texas Lutheran University (mascot name: Lucky) Truman State University (mascot names: Spike and Simone) Western Illinois University (team name: the Leathernecks, mascot name: Colonel Rock) Wilberforce University; Wingate University (mascot name: Victor E. Bulldog)
SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Western Illinois University (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010). Read our methodology here. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014. Schools are ranked based on the percentage of their athletic budget that comes from subsidies.