The 2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob Nielson, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 5âÂÂ7 overall with mark of 3âÂÂ5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MVFC. Western Illinois played home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.
The team gave up the quickest score in the history of college football. In the opening kickoff against Wisconsin, the kick returner stepped out of the end zone before returning and taking a knee the end zone for a safety. One second had elapsed off the clock.