The 2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Big SouthâÂÂOVC Football Association during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Davis the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 4âÂÂ8 with a mark of 3âÂÂ5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big SouthâÂÂOVC.
This was the team's first season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference after leaving the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MFVC).
The Big South-OVC Conference released their preseason poll on July 17, 2024. The Leathernecks were picked to finish last in the conference.