LEATHERNECK NATION · OVC · 2026 SEASON

How to Watch WIU Football

TV, streaming and radio for all 4 remaining games of the 2026 Western Illinois season. The season-long radio home is the Leatherneck Sports Network.

WEEK 9 · NEXT GAME

Western Illinois @ Charleston Southern

Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM EDT

Streams on ESPN+

Radio networkLeatherneck Sports Network

Listen liveVarsity Network; goleathernecks.com

4 GAMES LEFT · 4 TBD

TIMES SHOWN IN VENUE LOCAL TIME

WK	MATCHUP	KICKOFF	TV	STREAMING
0	Northwestern (IA) @ Western IllinoisNAD @ WIU	W 65–14 Thu, Aug 27	TBD	ESPN+
1	Illinois State @ Western IllinoisILST @ WIU	L 41–10 Sat, Sep 5	TBD	ESPN+
2	Western Illinois @ WisconsinWIU @ WIS	L 36–9 Sat, Sep 12	BTN	Fox Sports App
3	Morehead State @ Western IllinoisMORE @ WIU	W 59–2 Sat, Sep 19	TBD	ESPN+
4	Western Illinois @ North AlabamaWIU @ UNA	L 23–20 Sat, Sep 26	TBD	ESPN+
5	Tennessee State @ Western IllinoisTNST @ WIU	W 28–21 Sat, Oct 3	TBD	ESPN+
7	Western Illinois @ Southeast Missouri StateWIU @ SEMO	L 40–30 Sat, Oct 17	TBD	ESPN+
8	UT Martin @ Western IllinoisUTM @ WIU	W 55–24 Sat, Oct 24	TBD	ESPN+
9	Western Illinois @ Charleston SouthernWIU @ CHSO	Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM EDT	TBD	ESPN+Watch free on (opens in a new tab)
10	Western Illinois @ Eastern IllinoisWIU @ EIU	Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM CST	TBD	ESPN+
11	Gardner-Webb @ Western IllinoisGWEB @ WIU	Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM CST	TBD	ESPN+
12	Western Illinois @ LindenwoodWIU @ LIN	Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM CST	TBD	ESPN+

TBD: networks pick TV windows about 12 days out, with a few weekends a season held to a 6-day pick.