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2007 Western Illinois

6–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Gateway Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Western Illinois in 2007, game by game: won vs. South Dakota State 29–26; lost at Illinois 0–21; won vs. St. Francis (IL) 69–0; won at Stephen F. Austin 34–13; lost vs. North Dakota State 28–41; won at Indiana State 19–7; won vs. Missouri State 31–10; lost vs. Northern Iowa 3–42; won at Illinois State 27–14; lost vs. Southern Illinois 9–10; lost at Youngstown State 24–31+69−39Won 29–26 vs. South Dakota State+3South Dakota St…Lost 0–21 at Illinois-21IllinoisWon 69–0 vs. St. Francis (IL)+69St. Francis (IL)Won 34–13 at Stephen F. Austin+21Stephen F. Aust…Lost 28–41 vs. North Dakota State-13North Dakota St…Won 19–7 at Indiana State+12Indiana StateWon 31–10 vs. Missouri State+21Missouri StateLost 3–42 vs. Northern Iowa-39Northern IowaWon 27–14 at Illinois State+13Illinois StateLost 9–10 vs. Southern Illinois-1Southern Illino…Lost 24–31 at Youngstown State-7Youngstown State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSouth Dakota StateW 29–⁠2657%
Sep 8atIllinoisL 0–⁠2138%
Sep 15vsSt. Francis (IL)W 69–⁠074%
Sep 22atStephen F. AustinW 34–⁠1353%
Sep 29vsNorth Dakota StateL 28–⁠4143%
Oct 6atIndiana StateW 19–⁠776%
Oct 13vsMissouri StateW 31–⁠1063%
Oct 20vsNorthern IowaL 3–⁠4236%
Oct 27atIllinois StateW 27–⁠1437%
Nov 3vsSouthern IllinoisL 9–⁠1039%
Nov 10atYoungstown StateL 24–⁠3132%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Youngstown State 31–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Gateway Football Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Gateway Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠215
Coach
—
Elo
1360 +41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.0 No. 25 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mark Hendrickson
Defensive coordinator
Thomas Casey

2007 Gateway Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa5–⁠012–⁠1
Southern Illinois4–⁠112–⁠1
Youngstown State2–⁠37–⁠4
Western Illinois2–⁠36–⁠5
Illinois State2–⁠34–⁠7
Indiana State0–⁠50–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.