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Leathernecks Visit The Centennial State in Week 2

Week 2 of the 2019 season will pit the Leathernecks against Colorado State.

GAME TWO

Who |  Western Illinois at Colorado State
When | Saturday, September 7 at 3 p.m. 
Where | Canvas Stadium - Fort Collins, Colo. 
TV | AT&T SportsNet 
Radio | WRMS (Danny Frey, Dr. Tom Cody)
Social Media | Twitter + Facebook #TRADITIONofTOUGH, #DANGEROUSandRELENTLESS 

The Series | With back-to-back road games, the Leathernecks are kicking off their 2019 season against first-time opponents (North Alabama, Colorado State).
 
Western's Last Outing | Western Illinois began its 2019 season on the road Thursday night where scores were plenty in the first half, but in the end, North Alabama claimed the decision, 26-17.
 
Twenty-seven points were scored in the second quarter alone, and after each Western score, the Lions responded with one of their own. Deontez Thompson's rushing TD (4:08) was met with a 75-yard touchdown pass (3:57). And, when Western blocked and recovered a punt in the end zone (1:39), North Alabama converted a field goal as time expired. At halftime, the score read 19-14 in favor of UNA.

Us vs. Them | Western has eight FBS victories under its belt including back-to-back wins in the 2017 and 2016 seasons. Its most recent outing against an FBS opponent resulted in a 14-34 setback at Illinois last year. 
 
FBS Victories
 
Nov. 7, 1986, at Northern Illinois, 10-0
Sept. 7, 1996, at Northern Illinois,17-0
Sept. 2, 1999, at Northern Illinois, 27-21
Sept. 9, 2000, at Ball State, 24-14
Sept. 21, 2002, at Northern Illinois, 29-26
Sept. 4, 2003, at Eastern Michigan, 34-12
Sept. 24, 2016, at Northern Illinois, 28-23
Sept. 23, 2017, at Coastal Carolina, 52-10
 
Leatherneck Debuts | Western found the end zone for the first time of the 2019 season when Deontez Thompson punched through the gap for a nine-yard rush (North Alabama). The senior RB was one of eight starters who made their Leatherneck debut in the season-opener.
 
Brian Woodard (Jr. / RG), Brandon Malkow (R-Fr. / RT), Dennis Houston (Jr. / RB), Marquis Smith (Jr. / CB), Demetri Royer (R-Jr. / S), and Ziare Williams (R-Fr. / CB) joined Thompson as starters in their first-ever appearance as Leathernecks.
 
First Career Start | In his first collegiate start, quarterback Connor Sampson went 18-30 at North Alabama with 183 yards and one interception.
 
He appeared in six games a season ago and four in 2017.
 
The Graduates | The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame released its annual list of student-athletes who are playing college football this fall with their undergraduate degrees already in hand, and Western Illinois tied for fourth in the FCS with eight.
 
Matt Clark - Master of Science in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Jared Drake - Master of Science in Sport Management
Zach Glisan - Master of Business Administration
Kevin Johnson - Master of Science in Sport Management
Tom Rehfeld - Master of Science in Public Health
Reno Rosene - Master of Science in Sport Management
Deontez Thompson - Master of Science in Sports Management
George Wahee - Master of Science in Public Health
 
Next Up | The Leathernecks will welcome Montana State to Hanson Field next Saturday at 3 p.m. The home-opener is also Family Day, and fans are encouraged to wear their gold Leatherneck apparel to the game. 

 
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