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The Western Illinois Leathernecks are the teams and athletes that represent Western Illinois University, located in Macomb, Illinois, in NCAA Division I sports. The school is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Its football team is a member of the Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA) OVC–Big South Football Association.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The 2020–21 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by first-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as members of the Summit League.
The Post University men's team competes as D-II as a single-sport NE-10 member, while its women's team is a member of the NEWHA. Future conference affiliations indicated in this list will take effect on July 1 of the stated year.
The 2022–23 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Leathernecks, led by third-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois as members of the Summit League. they finished the season 16–14, 9–9 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie ...
The Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, United States. The team is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Western Illinois’ first baseball team was fielded in ...