| NCAAF | 11/23 19:00 | 1 |
Gardner Webb
v
Western Illinois |
W | 28-45 | |
| NCAAF | 11/16 19:00 | 1 | Western Illinois v SE Missouri State | L | 45-54 | |
| NCAAF | 11/09 19:00 | 1 |
Tennessee State
v
Western Illinois |
L | 45-20 | |
| NCAAF | 11/02 19:00 | 1 | Western Illinois v Eastern Illinois | L | 38-45 | |
| NCAAF | 10/26 19:00 | 1 | [73] Western Illinois v Lindenwood [85] | L | 38-49 | |
| NCAAF | 10/19 20:00 | 1 | Tennessee Tech v Western Illinois | W | 21-37 | |
| NCAAF | 10/12 20:00 | 1 |
Tennessee Martin
v
Western Illinois |
L | 45-17 | |
| NCAAF | 10/05 20:00 | 1 |
Western Illinois v
Charleston Southern
|
W | 31-20 | |
| NCAAF | 09/28 23:00 | 1 | Western Illinois v McKendree | W | 49-32 | |
| NCAAF | 09/14 17:00 | 1 | Western Illinois v Illinois State | L | 34-51 | |
| NCAAF | 09/06 23:00 | 1 |
[106] Western Illinois v
Indiana
[52] 
|
L | 3-77 | |
| NCAAF | 08/31 19:30 | 1 |
Western Illinois v
Northern Illinois
|
L | 15-54 | |
| NCAAF | 11/18 19:00 | 1 |
South Dakota
v
Western Illinois |
L | 48-6 | |
| NCAAF | 11/11 18:00 | 1 | Western Illinois v Indiana State | L | 6-27 | |
| NCAAF | 11/04 18:00 | 1 |
Western Illinois v
Northern Iowa
|
L | 6-50 | |
| NCAAF | 10/28 20:00 | 1 |
Southern Illinois
v
Western Illinois |
L | 63-0 | |
| NCAAF | 10/21 19:30 | 1 | Western Illinois v North Dakota State | L | 7-52 | |
| NCAAF | 10/14 20:00 | 1 | Missouri State v Western Illinois | L | 48-7 | |
| NCAAF | 10/07 18:00 | 1 | Western Illinois v North Dakota | L | 10-49 | |
| NCAAF | 09/24 00:00 | 1 |
Western Illinois v
Southern Utah
|
L | 17-37 | |
| NCAAF | 09/16 23:00 | 1 | Lindenwood v Western Illinois | L | 43-40 | |
| NCAAF | 09/09 20:00 | 1 | Illinois State v Western Illinois | L | 34-18 | |
| NCAAF | 09/03 01:00 | 1 |
[32] Western Illinois v
New Mexico State
[112] 
|
L | 21-58 | |
| NCAAF | 11/19 17:00 | 1 | Western Illinois v Illinois State | L | 13-20 | |
| NCAAF | 11/12 19:00 | 1 | Indiana State v Western Illinois | L | 21-0 | |
| NCAAF | 11/05 18:00 | 1 | North Dakota State v Western Illinois | L | 56-17 | |
| NCAAF | 10/29 19:00 | 1 | Western Illinois v Missouri State | L | 14-64 | |
| NCAAF | 10/22 20:00 | 1 |
Youngstown State
v
Western Illinois |
L | 28-27 | |
| NCAAF | 10/15 19:00 | 1 |
Western Illinois v
Southern Illinois
|
L | 7-30 | |
| NCAAF | 10/01 19:00 | 1 | Western Illinois v South Dakota State | L | 10-34 |
Western Illinois is a collegiate American football team representing Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The team's colors are purple and gold, and they are known as the Leathernecks. The Western Illinois football program has a rich history of success, with numerous conference championships and playoff appearances. The team is known for its tough, physical style of play and has produced many talented players who have gone on to successful careers in the NFL. Western Illinois football games are a popular event on campus, drawing large crowds of enthusiastic fans who come out to support their team.