The 2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

They were led by fourth-year head coach Jared Elliott.

The Leathernecks played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.

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