2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorThomas Casey (5th season)
Home stadiumHanson Field
2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^   8 0     11 2  
No. 11 South Dakota State ^   7 1     8 3  
No. 18 Northern Iowa   5 3     7 4  
Illinois State   5 3     6 5  
Missouri State   4 4     6 5  
Youngstown State   4 4     6 5  
North Dakota State   2 6     3 8  
Indiana State   1 7     1 10  
Western Illinois   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the in Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by head coaches Mark Hendrickson and Don Patterson, who left the team late in the 2008 season due to health problems. The 2009 season was Patterson's last with Western Illinois. He coached the first three games before stepping down, ceding the head coaching duties to Hendrickson. Western Illinois compiling an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the MVFC. The team played home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.