2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceBig South–OVC Football Association
Record4–8 (3–5 Big South–OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Wilson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDan McKeown (1st season)
Home stadiumHanson Field
2024 Big South–OVC football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Southeast Missouri State +^   6 2     9 4  
Tennessee Tech +   6 2     7 5  
No. 17 UT Martin +^   6 2     9 5  
No. 19 Tennessee State +^   6 2     9 4  
Lindenwood*   4 4     5 7  
Western Illinois   3 5     4 8  
Gardner–Webb   3 5     4 8  
Eastern Illinois   2 6     3 9  
Charleston Southern   0 8     1 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for Big South–OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Big South–OVC 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 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big South–OVC.

This was the team's first season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference after leaving the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MFVC).