The team is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.

The team plays its home games at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium, located on Western Illinois's campus.

[2] On September 19, 2019, Andy Pascoe was named the seventh head coach in Leathernecks history.

[4] The stadium is named for Alfred D. Boyer, Western Illinois Class of 1972, whose $150,000 donation allowed the facility to be built.

[5] The venue features a press box, chairback seating, a Daktronics scoreboard, and 60-foot-long dugouts.