Western Illinois
Relegated
2018 League Coefficient
2018 · 3-6 · Season Progression
Standings Journey
Tier bands stack T1 (top) through T4 (bottom). Within each band the team's vertical position is its conference rank that week — a team relegated from T1 9th doesn't jump to T2 1st on the chart, it drops down into the next band.
2018 · Schedule & Results
| Wk | Type | Opponent | Conf | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-conf | @ | Nicholls St | L3 Regional | 15–22 | L |
| 2 | Non-conf | @ | Minn St-Mankato | L2 Regional | 38–28 | W |
| 3 | Non-conf | @ | Weber St | L1 Regional | 26–16 | W |
| 4 | Conf | vs | Ferris St | L4 Regional | 28–23 | W |
| 5 | Conf | vs | Toledo | L4 Regional | 28–47 | L |
| 6 | Conf | vs | Grand Valley St | L4 Regional | 27–11 | W |
| 7 | Conf | vs | Western Michigan | L4 Regional | 27–29 | L |
| 8 | Conf | @ | Indiana St | L4 Regional | 11–33 | L |
| 9 | Conf | @ | Illinois | L4 Regional | 22–31 | L |
| 10 | Conf | @ | Bowling Green | L4 Regional | 12–15 | L |
| 11 | Conf | @ | Ball St | L4 Regional | 21–0 | W |
| 12 | Conf | @ | Illinois St | L4 Regional | 16–20 | L |
Why Western Illinois was relegated
Western Illinois finished 8th in L4 Regional (3-6), relegated from T2 to T3.
- Slipped from 1st to 4th in Week 4.
- Worst loss: 11-33 to Indiana St in Week 8 (margin 22).
Season History
| Season | League | Conference | Tier | W | L | PD | Conf. Rank | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Great Lakes | L4 Sub-Regional A (A) | T3 | 6 | 3 | +148 | 4 | unchanged |
| 2023 | Great Lakes | L4 Sub-Regional A (A) | T3 | 5 | 4 | +15 | 5 | unchanged |
| 2022 | Great Lakes | L4 Sub-Regional A (A) | T3 | 7 | 2 | +56 | 3 | relegated |
| 2021 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 3 | 6 | -108 | 8 | promoted |
| 2020 | Great Lakes | L4 Sub-Regional A (A) | T3 | 9 | 0 | +221 | 1 | unchanged |
| 2019 | Great Lakes | L4 Sub-Regional A (A) | T3 | 6 | 3 | +33 | 3 | relegated |
| 2018 | Great Lakes | L4 Regional (A) | T2 | 3 | 6 | -17 | 8 | new |