ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Western Illinois Football will have a second game broadcasted on regional/national television during the 2010 season. The Fighting Leathernecks' October 16th game at Hanson Field against Youngstown State will be televised on Fox Sports Midwest and Fox College Sports as part of the Missouri Valley Football Conference-produced television package.

The MVFC contest, part of Family Weekend festivities at Western, is scheduled for a 6 p.m. kickoff. Western's game at Purdue on September 11th will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

The games will be produced for syndication on over-the-air and cable television stations throughout the Midwest. Each of the four MVFC-produced games will air live or taped on FS Midwest and Fox College Sports (FCS), which has a national distribution of 56 million homes.

Western opens the 2010 season at home on Thursday, September 2nd, against Valparaiso. For ticket information call (309) 298-1190 or log onto www.GoLeathernecks.com.