1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1979 record | 2–8–1 (1–6–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Gary Moeller (3rd season) |
| MVP | Lawrence McCullough |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Ohio State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Purdue | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Gary Moeller, the Illini compiled a 2–8–1 record and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Lawrence McCullough with 1,254 passing yards, running back Mike Holmes with 792 rushing yards, and wide receiver John Lopez with 296 receiving yards.[2] McCullough was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 8 | at No. 10 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 16–33 | ||||||
| September 15 | No. 11 Missouri* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry) | L 6–14 | ||||||
| September 22 | at Air Force* | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 27–19 | ||||||
| September 29 | Navy* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 12–13 | ||||||
| October 6 | Iowa | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 7–13 | ||||||
| October 13 | at No. 20 Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) | L 14–28 | ||||||
| October 20 | No. 11 Michigan | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 7–27 | ||||||
| October 27 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | T 17–17 | ||||||
| November 3 | No. 5 Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | L 7–44 | ||||||
| November 10 | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 14–45 | ||||||
| November 17 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | W 29–13 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Roster
| 1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ↑ "1979 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1979 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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