1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1979 Indiana Hoosiers football
Holiday Bowl Squad.jpg
Team photo of the 1979 Holiday Bowl
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 38–37 vs. BYU
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP Tim Clifford
Captain Tim Clifford, Tony D'Orazio, Terry Tallen, Brent Tisdale
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 10 Purdue 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 18 Michigan 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 19 Indiana 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Iowa 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Minnesota 3 –5 –14 –6 –1
Michigan State 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Illinois 1 –6 –12 –8 –1
Northwestern 0 –9 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his seventh year as head coach of the Hoosiers. The Hoosiers participated in the Holiday Bowl, in a post-season matchup against BYU. The Hoosiers won, 38–37.

Contents

In the Old Oaken Bucket, the Hoosiers lost to Purdue by a score of 37–21.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Iowa
W 30–2659,780
September 15 Vanderbilt *
W 44–1330,685 [1]
September 22 Kentucky *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 18–1045,920 [2]
September 29 Colorado *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 16–1736,160
October 6at Wisconsin
W 3–074,188
October 13at No. 8 Ohio State
L 6–4787,521
October 20 Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 30–030,086
October 27at No. 10 Michigan
L 21–27104,832 [3]
November 3 Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 42–2435,507
November 10at Illinois
W 45–1430,874
November 17No. 12 Purdue
L 21–3753,202
December 21vs. No. 9 BYU *
W 38–3752,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 73Gerhard AhtingJr
QB 14 Tim Clifford Jr
WR 7Steve CorsoSr
WR 88 Mike Friede Sr
TE 81Dave HarangodyJr
RB 24Mike HarkraderJr
RB 44Lonnie JohnsonJr
OL 70Lucky WallaceJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 21Dart Ramsey
DB 13Mark SutorFr
DL 62Terry Tallen (C)Sr
LB 60 Craig Walls So
DB 8Tim WilburSo
LB 64Randy Willhite
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3Kevin KelloggJr
P 6Larry LovettJr
K 9Steve StraubSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

At Iowa

Indiana at Iowa
1234Total
•Hoosiers0372030
Hawkeyes13130026
  • Source:
Scoring summary
1IOWA Dennis Mosley 23-yard run (kick failed)IOWA 6–0
1IOWAMosley 5-yard run (Schilling kick)IOWA 13–0
2IndianaStraub 29-yard field goalIOWA 13–3
2IOWAMosley 5-yard pass from Suess (Schilling kick)IOWA 20–3
23:06IOWAMosley 1-yard run (pass failed)IOWA 26–3
3IndianaJohnson 51-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick)IOWA 26–10
4IndianaJohnson 1-yard run (pass failed)IOWA 26–16
4IndianaClifford 1-yard run (Straub kick)IOWA 26–23
40:58IndianaJohnson 66-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick)Indiana 30–26

On October 22, 2016, former Indiana University coach and current ESPN College Football analyst Lee Corso described the game on College Gameday. He said at halftime he told the Hoosiers (who were losing the game 26–3) to not bother coming out for the 2nd half unless they were prepared to win the game. Indiana would then go on to win the game 30–26. This was also the debut for Iowa's new head coach Hayden Fry.

Vanderbilt

Kentucky

Colorado

At Wisconsin

At Ohio State

Indiana at Ohio State
1234Total
Hoosiers00606
•No. 8 Buckeyes91714747
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:48
  • Game attendance: 87,251
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 44 °F (7 °C); wind 15 mph (24 km/h) NW
Scoring summary
Q111:38OHSTCampbell 2-yard run (kick failed)OHST 6–0
Q15:51OHSTJanakievski 32-yard field goalOHST 9–0
Q211:23OHSTJanakievski 35-yard field goalOHST 12–0
Q23:50OHSTCampbell 3-yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 19–0
Q2:28OHSTDonley 21-yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)OHST 26–0
Q311:22OHSTVolley 2-yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 33–0
Q37:14OHSTSchlichter 5-yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 40–0
Q3:57INDClifford 2-yard run (run failed)OHST 40–6
Q43:58OHSTHicks 11-yard pass from Castignola (Janakievski kick)OHST 47–6

At Michigan

Indiana at Michigan
1234Total
Hoosiers0140721
•No. 10 Wolverines7014627
Scoring summary
1MICHLawrence Reid 3-yard run (Virgil kick)MICH 7-0
2INDDave Harangody 3-yard pass from Tim Clifford (Kellogg kick)Tied 7-7
2INDLonnie Johnson 14-yard run (Kellogg kick)IND 14-7
3MICHLawrence Reid 50-yard run (Virgil kick)Tied 14-14
3MICHButch Woolfolk 2-yard run (Virgil kick)MICH 21-14
40:55INDDave Harangody 3-yard pass from Tim Clifford (Kellogg kick)Tied 21-21
40:00MICH Anthony Carter 45-yard pass from John WanglerMICH 27-21

Purdue

Vs. BYU (Holiday Bowl)

Indiana vs. BYU
1234Total
•Hoosiers14710738
No. 9 Cougars14313737
Scoring summary
1BYUEric Lane 1-yard touchdown run (Brent Johnson kick)BYU 7-0
1INDBob Stephenson 38-yard touchdown pass from Tim Clifford (Kevin Kellog kick)Tied 7-7
1INDClifford 1-yard touchdown run (Kellog kick)IND 14-7
1BYUMarc Wilson 3-yard touchdown run (Johnson kick)Tied 14-14
2BYUJohnson 40-yard field goalBYU 17-14
2INDClifford 1-yard touchdown run (Kellog kick)IND 21-17
3BYUHomer Jones 13-yard touchdown pass from Wilson (Johnson kick)BYU 24-21
3INDMike Harkrader 1-yard touchdown run (Kellog kick)IND 28-24
3INDKellog 26-yard field goalIND 31-24
3BYUJohnson 29-yard field goalIND 31-27
3BYUJohnson 46-yard field goalIND 31-30
4BYUEric Lane 15-yard touchdown pass from Wilson (Johnson kick)BYU 37-31
4INDTim Wilbur 62-yard punt return (Kellog kick)IND 38-37

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Awards and honors

1980 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Mike Friede Wide receiver 362 Detroit Lions

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References

  1. ↑ "Hoosiers near perfect in victory over Vandy, go to 2–0". The Kokomo Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Indiana holds off Kentuckians, 18–10". The Indianapolis Star. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Mick McCabe (October 28, 1979). "Whew! U-M grabs a squeaker, 27-21: 6 Seconds Left, Carter TD Catch Tops Indiana". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 6F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1979 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Indiana Beats BYU In Bowl Upset, 38‐37". The New York Times . December 22, 1979. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  9. ↑ "1980 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2019.


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