The 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Charlie Fisher in his second and final season as head coach, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the MVFC. Western Illinois received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Leathernecks lost to Weber State in the first round. The team played home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.
On December 22, Fisher resigned to become the wide receivers coach at Arizona State. He finished at Western Illinois with a two-year record of 14–9.
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries At Tennessee Tech
At Northern Arizona
At Coastal Carolina
South Dakota
At Northern Iowa
Missouri State
At North Dakota State
South Dakota State
At Illinois State
At Indiana State
Southern Illinois
At Weber State—NCAA Division I First Round
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