2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team explained

The 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Charlie Fisher and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Weber State in the first round.

On December 22, Fisher resigned to become the wide receivers coach at Arizona State.^[1] He finished at Western Illinois with a two-year record of 14–9.

Game summaries

At Tennessee Tech

See also: 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.

At Northern Arizona

See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.

At Coastal Carolina

See also: 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.

South Dakota

See also: 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

At Northern Iowa

See also: 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.

Missouri State

See also: 2017 Missouri State Bears football team.

At North Dakota State

See also: 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team.

South Dakota State

See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.

At Illinois State

See also: 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team.

At Indiana State

See also: 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team.

Southern Illinois

See also: 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.

FCS Playoffs

At Weber State–First Round

See also: 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Western Illinois shows a big downside to the early signing period.