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6th in Big South-OVC

Regular Season

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Lamb, Farmer lead Western Illinois past Gardner-Webb 45-28

— Nathan Lamb threw for 352 yards and two touchdowns and Torrance Farmer Jr. ran for a pair of scores and Western Illinois ended its four-game losing streak beating Gardner-Webb 45-28 in the season finale for both teams on Saturday.

7M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Southeast Missouri State beats Western Illinois 54-45 in game featuring 1,152 total yards

— Paxton DeLaurent threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns, and he added a touchdown on the ground to help Southeast Missouri State beat Western Illinois 54-45 on Saturday to clinch at least a share of the Big South-OVC title.

7M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Ellis, Carter lead Tennessee State to a 45-20 win over Western Illinois

— Draylen Ellis threw three touchdown passes, Tevin Carter ran for two scores and Tennessee State rolled to a 45-20 win over Western Illinois on Saturday.

7M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

This bad beat leaves SVP, Stanford Steve flabbergasted

8M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Hall runs for 259 yards, 4 TDs; Lindenwood holds of Western Illinois in back-and-forth game, 49-38

Steve Hall ran for 259 yards and four touchdowns to lead Lindenwood to a 49-38 victory over Western Illinois on Saturday.

8M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Lamb accounts for 3 TDs, leads Western Illinois over Tennessee Tech 37-21

— Nathan Lamb threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Western Illinois to a 37-21 victory over Tennessee Tech on Saturday.

8M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Kinkead Dent throws 2 touchdown passes, runs for 2 scores as UT Martin thumps Western Illinois 45-17

— Kinkead Dent threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores, and UT Martin scored two touchdowns in each of the first three quarters in a 45-17 victory over Western Illinois on Saturday.

8M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Lamb throws 2 TDs, Harrison adds pick-6 as Western Illinois beats Charleston Southern 31-20

— Aidan Harrison scored on a 38-yard pick-6 and Nathan Lamb threw a pair of touchdown passes as Western Illinois won its Big South-Ohio Valley Conference opener, topping Charleston Southern 31-20 on Saturday.

8M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

Western Illinois beats D-II member McKendree 49-32, snaps 27-game losing streak

— Cameren Smith ran for 199 yards and two touchdowns, Nathan Lamb and Demari Davis each accounted for two TDs on Saturday night and Western Illinois beat Division-II member McKendree 49-32 to snap a 27-game losing streak.

9M

Leathernecks

NCAAF

McCoy's 58-yard return of a blocked FG sparks Illinois State past Western Illinois 51-34

— Tommy Rittenhouse threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third and LaVoise-Deontae McCoy returned a blocked field-goal attempt 58 yards for a touchdown as Illinois State posted a 51-34 victory over Western Illinois on Saturday.

9M

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Team	CONF	OVR
Southeast Missouri State	6-2	9-4
Tennessee Tech	6-2	7-5
UT Martin	6-2	9-5
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

Points For

31.8

Tied-26th

Year	Player	Award
2000		Buck Buchanan Award

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