Western Illinois Leathernecks
Big South-OVC
4-8 (3-5 conf)
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -32.2
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 4–8
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Northern Illinois | -3.5 | 15-54 | -39 | L |
| 2 | @Indiana | +20.1 | 3-77 | -74 | L |
| 3 | @Illinois State | FCS | 34-51 | -17 | L |
| 5 | vsMcKendree | FCS | 49-32 | +17 | W |
| 6 | @Charleston Southern | FCS | 31-20 | +11 | W |
| 7 | vsUT Martin | FCS | 17-45 | -28 | L |
| 8 | vsTennessee Tech | FCS | 37-21 | +16 | W |
| 9 | @Lindenwood | FCS | 38-49 | -11 | L |
| 10 | @Eastern Illinois | FCS | 38-45 | -7 | L |
| 11 | vsTennessee State | FCS | 20-45 | -25 | L |
| 12 | @Southeast Missouri State | FCS | 45-54 | -9 | L |
| 13 | vsGardner-Webb | FCS | 45-28 | +17 | W |
Quarterbacks · 4
2024 · 43
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Nate Lamb | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Chris Irvin | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Tanner Zolnosky | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 4th | Antwon McKay Jr. | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Cameren Smith | SR | 6'0" | 225 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Torrance Farmer | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Avery Knight | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Shawn Shipman | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Tyler Jordan | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Matthew Henry | SR | 6'0" | 183 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Eli Aragon | JR | 6'0" | 186 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Toriano Tate | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Christian Anaya | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Demari Davis | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Tristin Duncan | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Keion Battle | — | — | — | ★★ |
| WR | — | Joshua Nieves | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Brandon Lanier | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Alex Williams | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | DJ Taylor | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 2nd | Tommy Brunner | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 3rd | Peyton Bradford | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Jalen Riven | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Tre Henry | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Brian Bruce | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Mayo Bola | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Nick Prestipino | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Keshawn Harrington-McKinney | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Ryan Crandall | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Mike Newman | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Gage Freeman | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Diego Neri | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Aidan Harrison | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Ethan Ladd | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Christian Pierce | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Willie Jones | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Jeremiah Piper | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DB | 4th | Braylen Brooks | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Tyler Henry | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Kamal Mukarram | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | KaRon Coleman | — | — | — | ★★ |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Ben Bergfeld | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Antonio Chadha | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
31.0
PPG Against
43.4
Differential
-12.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 4-8
- Home
- 3-2
- Away
- 1-6
- Conference
- 3-5
- Non-Conference
- 1-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 0-1
- Avg Margin
- -12.4
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-2 | 33.6 | 34.2 |
| Away | 1-6 | 29.1 | 50.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 3.0 | 77.0 |
| Conference | 3-5 | 33.9 | 38.4 |
| Non-conference | 1-3 | 25.3 | 53.5 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-8 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4-8 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 0-11 | 0-8 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 0-11 | 0-8 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2-9 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1-11 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5-6 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 8-4 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 6-5 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 7-6 | 5-4 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 5-7 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 2-3 ATS · O4/U0
Betting Profile
2024 · 11 w/ line
| Straight up | 3-8 |
| ATS | 5-645% |
| Over / Under | 8-2 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-0 |
| As underdog | 5-6 |
| Home | 2-2 |
| Away | 3-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #182 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★8 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #159 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #167 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | #188 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #186 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | #176 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | #234 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | #169 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | #183 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | #206 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | #155 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2024
Portal in 5net +4Out 1
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.5 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Diego Neri | LB | 3★ | ← Bowling Green |
| ▲ | Isaiah Foote | IOL | 3★ | ← East Carolina |
| ▲ | Jeremiah Piper | CB | 2★ | ← Western Michigan |
| ▲ | Keion Battle | WR | 2★ | ← Illinois |
| ▼ | Yaser Al-Awadi | OT | 3★ | → Ball State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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