| Year: | 1930 |
| Team: | Western Illinois Leathernecks |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | IIAC |
| Record: | 4–4 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4 |
| Head Coach: | Ray Hanson |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
The 1930 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Western Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1930 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ray Hanson, the Leathernecks compiled and overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing 15th in the IIAC.