1950 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1950 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–1 (4–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Vince DiFrancesca (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Illinois State Normal $	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	2
Western Illinois	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Northern Illinois State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Michigan State Normal	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1950 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1950 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach Vince DiFrancesca and played their home games at Hanson Field, which opened at the beginning of the season.^[1] The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–1 record overall and a 4–1 record in conference play, placing second in the IIAC.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Central Michigan	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 28–7		^[3]
October 7	at Wayne*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 21–20	7,767	^[4]
October 13	at Quincy*	Q Stadium Quincy, IL	W 39–7		^[5]
October 21	Northern Illinois State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 28–27		^[6]
October 28	at Illinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	L 20–21	6,000	^[7]
November 3	Dubuque*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 51–7		^[8]
November 11	Eastern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 13–0		^[9]
November 18	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 25–7		^[10]
*Non-conference game

^[11]

References

^ "Western Will Be Dedicating Its New Field". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. September 21, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 69. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "Leathernecks Cop Loop Tilt From Central". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 25, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Puscas, George (October 8, 1950). "Western Illinois Slips Past Tartars, 21 to 20". Detroit Free Press. p. E5. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Young, Fred (October 16, 1950). "Young's Yarns". The Pantagraph. p. 11. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Huskies Lose To Western". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 23, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Alsene, Ed (October 29, 1950). "State Normal Takes Over Interstate Lead With 21–20 Win Over Western". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western Illinois Trounces Dubuque". The Jacksonville Daily Journal. Associated Press. November 4, 1950. p. 9. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western Hands Eastern Second IIAC Loss, 13-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. November 12, 1950. p. 15. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jones, Merle (November 20, 1950). "Western Beats Southern In Season's Finale, 25-7". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 9. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

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