WIU

OVC

WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS

3–4 overall · 1–1 conference · Macomb, IL · Hanson Field ↗

Western Illinois is 3–4 overall and 1–1 in OVC play. The team is tied for No. 5 in the OVC through Week 7. Western Illinois is 1–2 over its last three, with a -2 average scoring margin. 5 regular-season games remain, beginning with UT Martin on Oct 24.

Updated Oct 18

FORECAST + SCHEDULE CONTEXT

POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 97Division I average scoring margin

REMAINING SLATE0 TOP 25opponents across 5 games

NEXT GAMEPENDINGwin probability not posted

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7

SCORING OFFENSE31.6NO. 89points per game

SCORING DEFENSE25.3NO. 130points allowed/game

AVG. MARGIN+6.3NO. 97points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 8

UP NEXT

OVC GAME

WIU

Western Illinois3–4 · OVC 1–1

VSSAT, OCT 244P ET · ESPN+

UT MartinOVC

UTM

Hanson Field ↗ · Macomb, IL Game details ↗

WIN PROBABILITYPENDING

FORMWIU L1 · UTM W2

SCORING MARGINWIU +6.3 · UTM -6.3

STAKESConference game

Western Illinois brings the stronger scoring profile and the home-field edge.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

7 played · 5 remaining

AUG 27VSOpponentMacomb, ILESPN+W 65–14

SEP 5VSIllinois StateMacomb, ILESPN+L 10–41

SEP 12@WisconsinMadison, WIBTNL 9–36

SEP 19VSMorehead StateMacomb, ILESPN+W 59–2

SEP 26@North AlabamaFlorence, ALESPN+L 20–23

OCT 3VSTennessee StateMacomb, ILESPN+W 28–21

OCT 10—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE

OCT 17@Southeast Missouri StateCape Girardeau, MOESPN+L 30–40

OCT 24VSUT MartinMacomb, ILESPN+4P

OCT 31@Charleston SouthernNorth Charleston, SCESPN+2P

NOV 7@Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILESPN+3P

NOV 14VSGardner-WebbMacomb, ILESPN+2P

NOV 21@LindenwoodSaint Charles, MOESPN+3P

FOOTBALL GRID