The 2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2020âÂÂ21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jared Elliott, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 1âÂÂ5 with an identical mark in conference play, placing ninth in the MVFC. Western Illinois played home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.
On April 5, 2021, Western Illinois announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to a lack of available players.
Western Illinois's games scheduled against Southern Illinois on April 10 and South Dakota on April 17 were canceled when the Leathernecks opted out of the remainder of the season.