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13 Conference Championships | 12 Playoff Appearances | 143 All Americans | 54 NFL Alumni | 19 Super Bowl Champions | #GoNecks #OneGoal #ECI

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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
18 days
𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖 🗣 Brought to you by the Toyota Season Ticket Drive. Get tickets now at #GoNecks | #OneGoal | #ECI
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❄️❄️❄️❄️ Rocky returns to our helmet for the first time since 2015. #TRADITIONofTOUGH #FRESHFrost 🌬️
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Western Illinois Football
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Donning all-white threads at Illinois #FRESHFrost 🌬️
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@WIUfootball
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Saturdays are for the OKLAHOMA DRILL! #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ. ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ. From Leatherneck ➞ Chief #TRADITIONofTOUGH #DANGEROUSandRELENTLESS
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#ThatWinningFeeling 😤 Congrats to @_CoachElliott on his first-ever career victory. 💪
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Congratulations to wide receiver @Jaelon_Acklin on signing with the @Ravens ! #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Congrats and best of luck to @Lance_Dreams7
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
7 years
BRING OUT THE GATORADE! What about that LEATHERNECK WIN. Round Five goes to Western. 💯💯💯
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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#HereWeGo Steve McShane, an all-league selection in football and baseball, is heading to camp with the @steelers . #TRADITIONofTOUGH #DANGEROUSandRELENTLESS
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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We’ll just leave this here. G’night 🏆🏆 #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴄs sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇʏ ᴄᴜᴘ (ᴄғʟ) ᴀɴᴅ sᴜᴘᴇʀ ʙᴏᴡʟ (ɴғʟ) ᴛʜɪs sᴇᴀsᴏɴ. We win 🏆 here. @JohnnyMac_18 & @khalenNOTkaylen #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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Welcome to Macomb, @CoachBWilson !🟣🟡
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You did it, @LaCaleLondon44 ! LaCale London signed with the @ChicagoBears as an undrafted free agent. ✍️ #DaBears | #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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Congratulations to defensive back Tyrin Holloway on signing with the @ChicagoBears ! #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
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7 years
That's the wrap! Leathernecks win season opener, 41-14.
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@WIUfootball
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What a game! The Leathernecks scored 14 fourth-quarter points to defeat No. 15/16 Montana, 31-27. #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Congratulations to @khalenNOTkaylen on his invitation to the NFL Combine. Leatherneck Nation will be watching 👀🏈 #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Western Illinois Football
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Congratulations to linebacker @MacombGrown44 on his rookie mini-camp invite with the @Vikings #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Western Illinois Football
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FINAL: #LeathernecksWIN 28-23 over Northern Illinois! #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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🗣️ WHAT A COMEBACK Your Leathernecks overcame a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter en route to a 34-31 victory over Southern Illinois. Sam Crosa sent it through the uprights for the 33-yard, game-winning field goal. #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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Today marks a new era of Leatherneck 🏈 Please join us in welcoming @_CoachElliott as our new head football coach 👏👏👏 #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
2 years
Join us in introducing the newest head honcho of our program ... 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 (back) 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧, 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧! #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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When it rains, it pours! Leathernecks roll in second half to beat the Redbirds, 31-14. #ThatWinningFeeling
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👃SHOT FROM FIFTY. Easy money for Erickson🤷‍♂️ #DANGEROUSandRELENTLESS
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Forever shining over Hanson Field.
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NFL Pro Day today! All 👀 on the Leathernecks! #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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You did it, @khalenNOTkaylen 🏆 𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕔𝕜. ℕ𝔽𝕃 𝔻𝕣𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕖. 𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕖𝕣 𝔹𝕠𝕨𝕝 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕚𝕠𝕟. #SBLIV #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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FINAL: #LeathernecksWIN and improve to 2-0 on the year in the 38-20 win over Northern Arizona! Max Norris w/ 103 yards rushing! #W1U
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
6 years
Lance “Gimme Dat” Lenoir 🤲
@jonmachota
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@WIUfootball
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On Sundays, we watch NFL. Do your thing, 99. #TRADITIONofTOUGH #DANGEROUSandRELENTLESS
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@WIUfootball
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All of Leatherneck Nation is behind you today, @khalenNOTkaylen . Chiefs 🆚 49ers 🕠: 5:30 p.m. CT 📺: FOX #SBLIV #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Dreams do indeed come true. 🐻⬇️ LaCale #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
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Coach Don Patterson knows what it takes to be successful. He led the Leathernecks to ✌️ league titles in 2000 and 2002. Thanks for stopping by Coach! #AlwaysALeatherneck
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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This all started as an extra credit project and turned into something I never imagined. So thankful for Sam and all of the people who made this possible. This award isn’t just for me, it’s for all of us. I’m just going to keep it at my house😅 #FollowFitz
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@WIUfootball
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Congratulations to Khalen Saunders on his invite to the Reese's Senior Bowl 🏈 #NFLNECKS
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Down goes the Redbirds. HOME DUB, RIVALRY DUB‼️ Great showing here in Macomb. #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Congratulations to @khalenNOTkaylen on his performance at the Reese’s Senior Bowl #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Western Illinois Football
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How many two-sport athletes can claim all-league honors in both sports? Steve McShane (RB/OF) achieved the feat and did so in the same year. 🏈 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team ⚾️ First Team All-Summit League #W1U #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Never quit. We love DUBSSSS 🕺 🤩 LEATHERNECKS WIN‼️‼️ #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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Here's a shout out to our 2018 captains ... ➖ Riggs Baxter ➖ Justin Fitzpatrick ➖ Sean McGuire ➖ Quentin Moon ➖ Clint Ratkovich #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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😈 Another Leatherneck captain heading to mini-camp. Grind, Quentin Moon. @WIUFootball ➡️ @ChicagoBears #TRADITIONofTOUGH #DANGEROUSandRELENTLESS
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One of the most decorated football players in Western Illinois history has accepted a mini-camp invitation with the Minnesota Vikings. We can't wait to see what you do next, Brett! #W1U #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Western Illinois Football
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✅ MVFC Defensive Player of the Year ✅ First Team All-MVFC ✅ First Team Academic All-MVFC And now... ✅ Invited to STATS FCS Awards Banquet as one of three Buck Buchanan Award finalists What a year for @MacombGrown44 . MORE ➡️
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Sean McGuire looks really good in purple. We can't wait to watch him shine at the @Vikings mini-camp. #TRADITIONofTOUGH #DANGEROUSandRELENTLESS
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A place they can always call home. One last time at Hanson. For the seniors .... #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Rain or shine, it's always a good day for some BBQ @_CoachElliott 's house 🍔🌭🍗
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Simply the best. An FCS-leading 1⃣5⃣0⃣ tackles, 1⃣3⃣.6⃣ tackles per game and 9⃣0⃣ assisted stops and now... @MacombGrown44 is the 4⃣th Leatherneck to ever win conference Defensive Player of the Year honors. #HippoUp MORE ➡️
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Congratulations to @MacombGrown44 , who finishes as the runner up for the Buck Buchanan Award by a single vote. A Leatherneck legend. #HippoUp
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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On Tuesdays we MOVE WEIGHT😤 #DANGEROUSandRELENTLESS
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Lance Lenoir... #HowBoutThemCowboys
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Leathernecks looking sharp tonight at A Night to Shine!
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Welcome to the family, @ryancrandall4 #POUNDtheROCK
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That feeling when another 'Neck jumps on board ☔️ #PURPLERE19N
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In a 37-17 decision over No. 17/23 Northern Iowa, Western recorded its third consecutive season with at least two victories over a ‘Top 25’ team. #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Western Illinois Football
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A brotherhood like none other.
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#LEATHERNECKS WIN! #W1U advances to the second round of the #FCSPlayoffs with a 24-7 win at Dayton!
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Congratulations, Lance ( @successfulj7_ )‼️ We know what you can do, now show the 🌎 #TRADITIONofTOUGH
@dallascowboys
Dallas Cowboys
5 years
The #DallasCowboys have made changes to the WR corps. Veteran receiver Deonte Thompson has been released, while Noah Brown has been activated from IR and Lance Lenoir has been moved up from the practice squad. 📰
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That Friday feeling🙌🏾 Fall Camp on deck! #DANGEROUSandRELENTLESS
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All 👀 on @MacombGrown44 💪💪💪
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Who’s Next. #NECKStUp20
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Congrats to @successfulj7_ the newest member of the Dallas Cowboys after signing on with the practice squad
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Anyone notice this Super Bowl champion? 👀 Welcome back home, @khalenNOTkaylen . It's always good to see you. #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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That's a Leatherneck dub on Senior Day to end the regular season!!👏👏
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Western Illinois Football
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From Leatherneck to Cowboy, congrats to Dennis Houston on making the Dallas roster!
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Western Illinois Football
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#W1U has ✌️ AP All-Americans! @MacombGrown44 is the first Leatherneck since 2⃣0⃣1⃣0⃣ to earn consecutive AP All-American honors. @Jaelon_Acklin is the first Leatherneck wideout to be named an AP All-American since 2⃣0⃣0⃣2⃣. MORE ➡️
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One of our own will be competing for the Super Bowl LIV 🏆 Congratulations, @khalenNOTkaylen ‼️ #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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WE'RE GOING TO MIAMI!
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Guess who's back⁉️ #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Western Illinois Football
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Biggest FBS win in program history
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Western Illinois Football
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The dates are set. 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲? 😤🏈> #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Western Illinois Football
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"Being a captain has been my greatest accomplishment in my life." - Sean McGuire 44 games 9,819 passing yards 771 completions 81 total TDs Thank you, Sean. #TRADITIONofTOUGH 🏈
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Western Illinois Football
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Our mood when welcoming new members to the family while celebrating another members accomplishments😁 #NECKStUp20 #TRADITIONofTOUGH
@Chiefs
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KHALEN GOT THE MOVES 🕺
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Eric Carrera with the game ending tackle. Leathernecks WIN!
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Western Illinois Football
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Good morning!🌅☕️🍳🥞 Here's @Jaelon_Acklin from 2014-16: 2⃣1⃣ catches, 3⃣6⃣4⃣ yards, 2⃣ total TDs 👀And here's Jaelon Acklin's potential All-American 2017: 7⃣4⃣ catches, 1⃣2⃣5⃣3⃣ yards (school-record), 1⃣4⃣ total TDs
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Western Illinois Football
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Congrats to Leatherneck Rodney Harrison being named an NFL Hall of Fame Finalist! #GoNecks | #OneGoal
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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We had a great crowd last weekend. Coach Hendrickson wants to see you and your friends again at Hanson Field on Saturday.
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Western Illinois Football
2 years
Always a great day to work.
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Western Illinois Athletics mourns the loss of Hunter Mason. There will be a vigil tonight at 8 p.m. at the main entrance of Hanson Field. Full Story:
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We're all 😃s after practice, especially when shaved ice is involved 🍧 #W1U
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Western Illinois Football
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Something we've known for awhile: @MacombGrown44 is the best linebacker in the FCS. ✅Add another award: FCS ADA Linebacker of the Year! MORE ➡️
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Everybody eats, then repeat. #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Comeback vibes 💪
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Rocky looks good in purple, too. #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Say Cheese! 🏈📸 #TeamCaptains #Photoshoot
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Western Illinois Football
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New home jerseys debuting this fall #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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Western Illinois Football
6 years
GAMEDAY 🆚 Illinois 🏟️ Memorial Stadium 📍Champaign, Ill. 🕡 6:30 p.m. 📻 📺 📈 📰 #TRADITIONofTOUGH
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@WIUfootball
Western Illinois Football
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As time expires, Bishoff recovers the fumble on the kickoff FOR A TD. WHAT. A. GAME.
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Western Illinois Football
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When Tre Hendon noticed three-year-old Jace Skwara playing by himself, he didn't hesitate to join him, and the two have been inseparable ever since. No. 27 and No. 27 ½
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