The 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jared Elliott, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 1âÂÂ11 with a mark of 1âÂÂ7 in conference play, tying for ninth place at the bottom of the MVFC standings. Western Illinois played home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Leathernecks were predicted to finish in eighth place.
The Leathernecks had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.
Offense
Clint Ratkovich â FB