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2016 Western Illinois

6–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Western Illinois in 2016, game by game: won at Eastern Illinois 38–21; won vs. Northern Arizona 34–20; won at Northern Illinois 28–23; lost at South Dakota State 14–52; won vs. Indiana State 36–35; won at Missouri State 38–35; lost vs. North Dakota State 13–21; won at South Dakota 35–34; lost vs. Illinois State 26–31; lost vs. Northern Iowa 23–30; lost at Southern Illinois 34–44+17−38Won 38–21 at Eastern Illinois+17Eastern IllinoisWon 34–20 vs. Northern Arizona+14Northern ArizonaWon 28–23 at Northern Illinois+5Northern Illino…Lost 14–52 at South Dakota State-38South Dakota St…Won 36–35 vs. Indiana State+1Indiana StateWon 38–35 at Missouri State+3Missouri StateLost 13–21 vs. North Dakota State-8North Dakota St…Won 35–34 at South Dakota+1South DakotaLost 26–31 vs. Illinois State-5Illinois StateLost 23–30 vs. Northern Iowa-7Northern IowaLost 34–44 at Southern Illinois-10Southern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atEastern IllinoisW 38–⁠2145%
Sep 10vsNorthern ArizonaW 34–⁠2065%
Sep 24atNorthern IllinoisW 28–⁠2336%
Oct 1atSouth Dakota StateL 14–⁠5248%
Oct 8vsIndiana StateW 36–⁠3572%
Oct 15atMissouri StateW 38–⁠3561%
Oct 22vsNorth Dakota StateL 13–⁠2134%
Oct 29atSouth DakotaW 35–⁠3456%
Nov 5vsIllinois StateL 26–⁠3158%
Nov 12vsNorthern IowaL 23–⁠3051%
Nov 19atSouthern IllinoisL 34–⁠4458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Illinois 44–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠346
Coach
—
Elo
1338 −26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.2 No. 20 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 234
Offensive coordinator
Doug Malone
Defensive coordinator
David Elsen

Leaders

Passing yardsSean McGuire QB315 yds
Passing touchdownsSean McGuire QB1 TD
Rushing yardsSteve McShane RB80 yds
Rushing touchdownsJamie Gilmore RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJoey Borsellino WR148 yds
Receiving touchdownsIsaiah LeSure WR1 TD
TacklesBrett Taylor LB13 tkl
SacksBrett Taylor LB0.5 sacks

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Mike Viti S★★★No. 1737
Kyle Williams DT
Darron Wheeler WR
Clint Ratkovich ATH
Vic Johnson RB

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs13.00.816

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠112–⁠2
South Dakota State7–⁠29–⁠4
Youngstown State6–⁠212–⁠4
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠6
Northern Iowa4–⁠45–⁠6
Western Illinois3–⁠56–⁠5
South Dakota3–⁠54–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠64–⁠7
Indiana State2–⁠64–⁠7
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠7

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