2004-05 Western Illinois Leathernecks basketball — schedule and results

The 2004-05 Western Illinois Leathernecks went 11-17 (7-9 in the Mid-Cont) under head coach Derek Thomas. Simple Rating System: -5.78.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 28 games from this season: 9–4 at home, 2–12 on the road, and 0–1 on neutral courts. The Illinois Leathernecks scored 67.1 points per game and allowed 68.6 (-1.5 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 4 games, from Feb 19, 2005 to Feb 28, 2005. The most lopsided win was 80–43 over Harris Stowe on Dec 3, 2004; the heaviest defeat was 85–55 at Oral Roberts Golden Eagles on Feb 10, 2005. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against Oakland Golden Grizzlies (75–74). 2 games went to overtime.

Among Western Illinois Leathernecks' 45 recorded seasons, 2004-05's .393 winning percentage ranks 24th. Previous season: 2003-04 Illinois Leathernecks (3–25). Next season: 2005-06 Illinois Leathernecks (7–21).

Game-by-game results (28 games)

Date	Opponent	Result
2004-11-19	at Iowa Hawkeyes	L 62–85
2004-11-23	at UCLA Bruins	L 60–75
2004-11-27	at Indiana Hoosiers	L 60–64
2004-11-30	vs Utah Valley Wolverines	W 58–49
2004-12-03	vs Harris Stowe	W 80–43
2004-12-06	vs Evansville Purple Aces	L 55–72
2004-12-08	vs Loyola Chicago Ramblers	W 65–51
2004-12-11	at Drake Bulldogs	L 54–82
2004-12-19	vs Illinois College	W 81–64
2004-12-21	at Eastern Illinois Panthers	L 62–65
2004-12-28	at Notre Dame Fighting Irish	L 61–78
2005-01-04	at Valparaiso Beacons	L 51–54
2005-01-08	at Chicago State Cougars	L 67–76 (OTOT)
2005-01-10	vs Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	W 85–83
2005-01-13	at IU Indianapolis Jaguars	L 54–61
2005-01-15	vs Kansas City Roos	L 80–82
2005-01-22	vs Valparaiso Beacons	W 83–79
2005-01-27	at centenary la	W 85–68
2005-01-29	at Southern Utah Thunderbirds	L 91–98 (2OTOT)
2005-02-05	vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies	L 67–72
2005-02-07	vs IU Indianapolis Jaguars	L 63–66
2005-02-10	at Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	L 55–85
2005-02-17	at Kansas City Roos	L 63–67
2005-02-19	vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds	W 70–50
2005-02-23	at Oakland Golden Grizzlies	W 75–74
2005-02-26	vs centenary la	W 66–55
2005-02-28	vs Chicago State Cougars	W 64–53
2005-03-06	neutral IU Indianapolis Jaguars	L 62–70

Game recaps

2004-11-19: Iowa Hawkeyes blew out Western Illinois 85–62 as Pierce, Pierre scored a team-high 16. Eulis Baez had 15 for Western Illinois.

2005-01-13: IU Indianapolis Jaguars beat Western Illinois 61–54. HILL, George led the winners with 14 points. JACKSON, David had 13 for Western Illinois.

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