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	The '''2025 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team''' will represent ] as a member of the ] during the ]. They are expected to be led by second-year head coach ]. The Leathernecks play their home games at ] in ].		The '''2025 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team''' will represent ] as a member of the ] during the ]. They are expected to be led by second-year head coach ]. The Leathernecks play their home games at ] in ].

	==Offseason==		==Offseason==
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			\|Ryan Merklinger
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	\|Curtis Horras		\|Curtis Horras
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			\|Matthew Henry
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	====Incoming====		====Incoming====
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			\|Michael Forney
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			\|-
			\|Wyatt Milkovic
			\|LB
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			\|-
			\|Austin Young
			\|LB
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			\|-
			\|Nigel Cheeks
			\|RB/WR
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			\|-
			\|Amare Bickham
			\|DB
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			\|-
			\|Esteban Guillory
			\|DB
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			\|-
			\|Keith Moko
			\|DB
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			\|-
			\|Matthew Perry
			\|DB
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			\|-
			\|Jalen Nicolas
			\|DE
			\|]
	\|-		\|-
	\|Steve Oberst		\|Steve Oberst
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			\|-
			\|Fabian Baez
			\|WR
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			\|-
			\|Jerrod Cameron
			\|DB
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			\|-
			\|LeBron Morgan
			\|DB
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			\|-
			\|AJ Harris
			\|WR
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			\|-
			\|T.C. Molk
			\|QB
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			\|-
			\|James Durand
			\|DL
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			\|-
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			====Preferred Walk Ons====
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			\|Luke Droegemueller
			\|K/P
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			\|-
			\|Ernest Temple
			\|RB
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			\|-
			\|Harlon May
			\|DB
			\|]
			\|-
			\|Carter Campbell
			\|TE
			\|]
			\|-
			\|Jaylen Olokun
			\|LB
			\|]
			\|-
			\|Joseph Tumilty
			\|WR
			\|]
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

	<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers \|url=https://herosports.com/2025-fcs-to-fcs-transfers-bzbz/ \|website=herosports \|date=December 16, 2024 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers \|url=https://herosports.com/2025-fbs-to-fcs-transfers-bzbz/ \|website=herosports \|date=December 16, 2024 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers \|url=https://herosports.com/2025-fcs-to-fbs-transfers-bzbz/ \|website=herosports \|date=December 14, 2024 \|language=en}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers \|url=https://herosports.com/2025-fcs-to-fcs-transfers-bzbz/ \|website=herosports \|date=December 16, 2024 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers \|url=https://herosports.com/2025-fbs-to-fcs-transfers-bzbz/ \|website=herosports \|date=December 16, 2024 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers \|url=https://herosports.com/2025-fcs-to-fbs-transfers-bzbz/ \|website=herosports \|date=December 14, 2024 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=WIU Football Adds 22 Mid-Year Signees to 2025 Roster\|url=https://goleathernecks.com/news/2025/1/16/wiu-football-adds-22-mid-year-signees-to-2025-roster.aspx\|website=goleathernecks\|date=January 16, 2025\|language=en}}</ref>

	===Recruiting class===		===Recruiting class===
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			\|-
			\| Kacper Lobas \|\| K \|\| 6-3 \|\| 185 \|\| ] \|\| ]
	\|-		\|-
			\| Joel Salien \|\| WR \|\| 6-0 \|\| 177 \|\| ] \|\| ]
			\|-
	\|}		\|}

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Latest revision as of 23:23, 16 January 2025

American college football season

2025 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Conference	OVC–Big South Football Association
Record	0–0 (0–0 OVC–Big South)
Head coach	Joe Davis (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Wilson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Landon Fox (1st season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field
Seasons← 20242026 →

2025 OVC–Big South football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	0	–	0
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lindenwood*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southeast Missouri State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tennessee State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
UT Martin	0	–	0	0	–	0
Western Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0

Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC–Big South title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team will represent Western Illinois University as a member of the OVC–Big South Football Association during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are expected to be led by second-year head coach Joe Davis. The Leathernecks play their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Ryan Merklinger	OL	Chattanooga
Curtis Horras	WR	Grand View
Ludovick Choquette	RB	LIU
Ryan Crandall	LB	Northern Iowa
Matthew Henry	WR	Western Kentucky
Jeremiah Piper	DB	Unknown
Kamal Mukarram	DB	Unknown
Braylen Brooks	DB	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Michael Forney	OL	Black Hills State
Wyatt Milkovic	LB	Boise State
Austin Young	LB	Butte CC
Nigel Cheeks	RB/WR	Ellsworth CC
Amare Bickham	DB	Iowa
Esteban Guillory	DB	Murray State
Keith Moko	DB	Northern Iowa
Matthew Perry	DB	St. Francis
Jalen Nicolas	DE	St. Thomas More
Steve Oberst	DL	Stetson
Fabian Baez	WR	Stetson
Jerrod Cameron	DB	UMass
LeBron Morgan	DB	UT Martin
AJ Harris	WR	Walsh
T.C. Molk	QB	Walsh
James Durand	DL	Wisconsin

Preferred Walk Ons

Player	Position	Previous school
Troy Mills	LB	California Lutheran
Luke Droegemueller	K/P	Concordia University Wisconsin
Ernest Temple	RB	DuPage CC
Harlon May	DB	Missouri Southern
Carter Campbell	TE	Ohio Wesleyan
Jaylen Olokun	LB	Roosevelt
Joseph Tumilty	WR	St. Francis

Recruiting class

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School
Sage Yazzie	TE	6-5	215	Waukee, IA	Waukee
Cason Carswell	QB	6-3	185	Mason, MI	Mason
Tyler Sulsberger	OL	6-7	295	Hornick, IA	Westwood
Ryan McCombs	OL	6-5	280	Jacksonville, IL	Jacksonville
Morgan Quiri	WR	6-5	175	Tucson, AZ	Salpointe Catholic
Cameron Nickel	LB	6-2	218	Metamora, IL	Metamora
Joe Edwards	LB	6-3	215	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove North
Aa'Zoriyon Bonner	DB	6-3	180	Sandusky, OH	Sandusky
Charlie Stec	DL	6-4	225	Orland Park, IL	Brother Rice
Kacper Lobas	K	6-3	185	Summit, IL	Argo Community
Joel Salien	WR	6-0	177	Miami, FL	Immaculata-LaSalle

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV
August 30	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	TBA
September 6	at Northwestern*	Martin Stadium Evanston, IL	TBA
September 13	Valparaiso*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	TBA
September 20	at Eastern Washington*	Roos Field Cheney, WA	TBA
September 27	Eastern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+
October 4	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+
October 11	at UT Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+
October 18	Charleston Southern	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+
October 25	at Tennessee State	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+
November 8	Lindenwood	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+
November 15	Southeast Missouri State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+
November 22	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+
*Non-conference game

Game summaries

at (FBS) Illinois

See also: 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Game One – Western Illinois Leathernecks (0–0) at (FBS) Illinois Fighting Illini (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	0	0	0	0
(FBS) Fighting Illini	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL

Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
Game time: TBA
TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WIU	ILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at (FBS) Northwestern

See also: 2025 Northwestern Wildcats football team Game Two – Western Illinois Leathernecks (0–0) at (FBS) Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	0	0	0	0
(FBS) Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL

Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
Game time: TBA
TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WIU	NU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Valparaiso

Game Three – Valparaiso Beacons (0–0) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0
Leathernecks	0	0	0	0	0

at Hanson Field • Macomb, IL

Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
Game time: TBA
TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	VAL	WIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Eastern Washington

Game Four – Western Illinois Leathernecks (0–0) at Eastern Washington Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
Game time: TBA
TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WIU	EWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

"2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports. December 16, 2024.
"2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports. December 16, 2024.
"2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports. December 14, 2024.
"WIU Football Adds 22 Mid-Year Signees to 2025 Roster". goleathernecks. January 16, 2025.
"WIU Football Signs Nine To 2025 Class On National Signing Day". goleathernecks. November 25, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
"2025 Western Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

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Venues	Hanson Field (1950–present)
Culture & lore	Colonel Rock Rocky "We're Marching On" WIU Marching Leathernecks
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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