A 6:15 p.m. kickoff has been set for the Sept. 12 @WIUFootball game at FBS Wisconsin. The game will air on BTN. Last season, head coach Joe Davis' Leathernecks played two Big 10 opponents in Illinois and Northwestern.
. @WIUFootball has made 11 I-AA/FCS playoff appearances since joining D1 in 1981. The Leathernecks have reached the quarterfinals three times and advanced to the semifinals in 1998. Western first qualified for the postseason in 1988 and last appeared in 2017.
Western Illinois announced its summer captains, as voted on by their teammates: OL James Durand, DL Keshawn Harrington-McKinney, QB Cason Carswell, QB Kennedy McGill, DB Jake Kruger and LB Nick Reinickie, Durand was the top vote-getter, according to HC Joe Davis.
Freshman impact all season long. 💪
4 Leathernecks. 5 honors. One standard.
Congrats to Cason Carswell (Weeks 6 & 8), Joe Edwards (Week 9), DonPaul Keith (Week 11), and Justin Buckner (Week 12) on earning OVC–Big South Freshman of the Week recognition this fall.
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