| Year: | 1951 |
| Team: | Western Illinois Leathernecks |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | IIAC |
| Record: | 7–1–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Vince DiFrancesca |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Hanson Field |
The 1951 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team was an American football team that represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Vince DiFrancesca, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the IIAC.[1] [2]