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WIU's nickname, the Leathernecks, and its mascot, the English bulldog, are taken from the traditions of the United States Marine Corps.The university has had permission to use the official nickname and mascot of the Corps since 1927, when Ray Hanson, then-athletic director and coach of the baseball, basketball and football teams, gained permission to use the symbols as an homage to his service ...
In 1903, the school formed an athletic association for the fall football season, which is considered the official beginning of Western Illinois football by the school. [ 4 ] The team adopted its nickname in 1927 when coach Ray Hanson , a decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps , asked the U.S. Navy for permission to use the Corps ...
Map of NCAA Division II institutions. There are 304 American , Canadian , and Puerto Rican colleges and universities classified as Division II for NCAA competition during the 2024–25 academic year, including eleven schools that are in the process of reclassifying to Division II.
Chicago State University: Chicago: Northeast [a] DePaul Blue Demons: DePaul University: Chicago: Big East: Eastern Illinois Panthers: Eastern Illinois University: Charleston: Ohio Valley: FCS: Illinois Fighting Illini: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Urbana, Champaign [b] Big Ten: FBS: UIC Flames [c] University of Illinois Chicago ...
Western Illinois also has a student-run radio station, 88.3 The Dog, WIUS-FM. The radio station can be heard across McDonough County on 88.3 FM, as well as online through their website (883thedog.com) and their mobile apps. 106.3 FM, WIUM, Tri States Public Radio, is the NPR affiliate on the campus of Western Illinois University. [32]
Presidents' Athletic Conference: University of Chicago: Maroons: Chicago: IL: University Athletic Association: Christopher Newport University: Captains: Newport News: VA: Coast to Coast Athletic Conference: City College of New York: Beavers: New York: NY: City University of New York Athletic Conference: Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd ...
Chicago State University: Cougars: Chicago, Illinois: 1867 Public 2,620 [24] 2013 2022 NEC: Colorado State University: Rams: Fort Collins, Colorado: 1870 Public 28,417 1968 [b] 1999 Mountain West (Pac-12 in 2026) University of Denver: Pioneers: Denver, Colorado: 1864 Private 11,476 2012 2013 Summit: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa: Rainbow ...
Saint Xavier University: Cougars: Chicago: Illinois: Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference: Savannah College of Art and Design* Bees: Savannah: Georgia: Sun Conference: Savannah College of Art and Design–Atlanta* Atlanta: Appalachian Athletic Conference: University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma: Drovers: Chickasha: Oklahoma: Sooner ...