2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

The 2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jared Elliott and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC).

2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record1–5 (1–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Rocco (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorCam Clark (1st season)
Home stadiumHanson Field
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 South Dakota State +^  5 1   8 2  
No. 12 Missouri State +^  5 1   5 5  
No. 7 North Dakota ^  4 1   5 2  
No. 6 North Dakota State ^  5 2   7 3  
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^  3 3   6 4  
Northern Iowa  3 4   3 4  
South Dakota  1 3   1 3  
Illinois State 1 3   1 3  
Western Illinois 1 5   1 5  
Youngstown State  1 6   1 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

On April 5, 2021, Western Illinois announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to a lack of available players.

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