Western Illinois Leathernecks
FCS
OVC-Big South Association · WIU
Team Vitals
-6.7
power · 2026 · #317 D1
-0.7 / -6.1
off / def (higher = better)
4–8
2025 record
111
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Wk 1 | Northwestern (IA) | HOME | — |
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Illinois State FCS | HOME | Illinois State 70% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Wisconsin FBS | AWAY | Wisconsin 77% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Morehead State FCS | HOME | Western Illinois 55% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | North Alabama FCS | AWAY | North Alabama 59% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Tennessee State FCS | HOME | Western Illinois 62% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Southeast Missouri State FCS | AWAY | Southeast Missouri State 58% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | UT Martin FCS | HOME | UT Martin 51% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | Charleston Southern FCS | AWAY | Charleston Southern 58% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Eastern Illinois FCS | AWAY | Eastern Illinois 54% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Gardner-Webb FCS | HOME | Gardner-Webb 54% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Lindenwood FCS | AWAY | Lindenwood 62% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Gardner-Webb @ | W | 29–24 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Southeast Missouri State vs | L | 17–22 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Lindenwood vs | W | 24–21 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Tennessee State @ | W | 17–16 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Charleston Southern vs | L | 24–29 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | UT Martin @ | L | 31–32 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Tennessee Tech @ | L | 20–66 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Eastern Illinois vs | L | 23–31 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Eastern Washington @ | L | 31–52 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Valparaiso vs | W | 51–30 |
| 2025-09-05 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Northwestern @ | L | 7–42 |
| 2025-08-29 | 2025 | Wk 1 | Illinois @ | L | 3–52 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 277 | 417 | -140 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 372 | 521 | -149 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 138 | 509 | -371 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 150 | 426 | -276 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 | 268 | 427 | -159 |
| 2019 | 1 | 11 | 224 | 443 | -219 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 | 263 | 286 | -23 |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 | 410 | 266 | +144 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 | 319 | 346 | -27 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | 327 | 386 | -59 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markell Holman | RB | 80 | #46 | 12 | 1,064 rush yds · 7 TD · 39 rec |
| Kevin Washington Jr. | DL | 77 | #97 | 2 | 15 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL |
| Demari Davis | WR | 74 | #136 | 9 | 36 rec · 688 yds · 5 TD |
| Christian Anaya | WR | 74 | #145 | 8 | 44 rec · 458 yds · 4 TD |
| Alex Williams | TE | 74 | #54 | 11 | 23 rec · 240 yds · 8 TD |
| Esteban Guillory | DB | 68 | #356 | 3 | 15 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT |
| Malini Ti'a | DB | 68 | #381 | 4 | 16 tkl · 2 INT |
| Buju Aumua-Tuisavura | DB | 68 | #398 | 2 | 16 tkl |
| Tristin Duncan | WR | 66 | #393 | 8 | 40 rec · 458 yds |
| Christian S. Pierce | DB | 65 | #502 | 3 | 16 tkl · 1 PD |
| Keith Moko | DB | 63 | #613 | 2 | 8 tkl · 1 INT |
| Justin Richardson | DB | 63 | #626 | 4 | 13 tkl · 2 INT |
| Jalen Nicolas | DL | 63 | #524 | 1 | 1 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Peyton Bradford | DL | 62 | #593 | 2 | 5 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Payne Miller | DL | 61 | #620 | 2 | 5 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL |
| Brandon Lanier | TE | 58 | #260 | 9 | 14 rec · 179 yds · 3 TD |
| Cason Carswell | QB | 57 | #308 | 10 | 2,054 pass yds · 16 TD · 3 INT |
| Antonio Chadha | K | 57 | #171 | 12 | 13 FG · 30 XP · 69 pts |
| Aric Johnson | WR | 56 | #896 | 1 | 3 rec · 21 yds |
| Chikala Warden | DB | 53 | #1396 | 2 | 5 tkl · 1 PD |
| Jaylen Olokun | LB | 52 | #932 | 2 | 4 tkl |
| Morgan Quiri | WR | 50 | #1276 | 2 | 5 rec · 32 yds |
| Cam Edwards | WR | 50 | #1324 | 2 | 4 rec · 45 yds |
| LeBron Morgan | DB | 50 | #1678 | 2 | 4 tkl |
| Chris Irvin | QB | 49 | #516 | 5 | 662 pass yds · 5 TD · 3 INT |
| Jalen Riven | DL | 49 | #1423 | 2 | 2 tkl · 1.5 TFL |
| AJ Harris | WR | 49 | #1400 | 2 | 3 rec · 53 yds |
| Luke Droegemueller | P | 48 | #173 | 11 | 65 punts · 41.7 yd avg |
| Gage Freeman | LB | 48 | #1117 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Justin Buckner | LB | 46 | #1203 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Eric Denham | WR | 46 | #1548 | 1 | 1 rec · 1 yds |
| James Mankaka | DB | 44 | #2138 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Jace Miller | DL | 44 | #1750 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Brinston Williams | RB | 43 | #1346 | 10 | 137 rush yds · 1 TD · 11 rec |
| T.C. Molk | QB | 43 | #678 | 1 | 1 INT |
| Ernest Temple | RB | 43 | #1359 | 2 | 23 rush yds |
| Ethan Ladd | LB | 42 | #1389 | 1 | — |
| Nick Bucaro | DB | 42 | #2342 | 3 | 3 tkl · 1 INT |
| Tanner Zolnosky | QB | 41 | #708 | 2 | 67 rush yds |
| Rocco Fedrigo | K | 41 | #408 | 1 | — |