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
Captains
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1978
1980  
1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 [1]
September 15 Vanderbilt *W 44–1330,685 [2]
September 22 Kentucky *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 18–1045,920 [3]
September 29 Colorado *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 16–1736,160 [4]
October 6at Wisconsin W 3–074,188 [5]
October 13at No. 8 Ohio State L 6–4787,521 [6]
October 20 Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 30–030,086 [7]
October 27at No. 10 Michigan L 21–27104,832 [8]
November 3 Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 42–2435,507 [9]
November 10at Illinois W 45–1430,874 [10]
November 17No. 12 Purdue
L 21–3753,202 [11]
December 21vs. No. 9 BYU *W 38–3752,200 [12]
  • *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  (C)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
DL 97Brent Tisdale (C)Sr
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
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

At Iowa

Indiana at Iowa
1234Total
Hoosiers0372030
Hawkeyes13130026
  • Source:

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

At Michigan

Indiana at Michigan
1234Total
Hoosiers0140721
No. 10 Wolverines7014627

Purdue

Vs. BYU (Holiday Bowl)

Indiana vs. BYU
1234Total
Hoosiers14710738
No. 9 Cougars14313737

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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. "Indiana rally turns back Hawkeyes, 30–26". The Times. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hoosiers near perfect in victory over Vandy, go to 2–0". The Kokomo Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Indiana holds off Kentuckians, 18–10". The Indianapolis Star. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colorado Buffaloes I.U." The Indianapolis Star. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Indiana shuts out Wisconsin by 3–0". Dayton Daily News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ohio State quarterback leads romp over Indiana". The Pantagraph. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Indiana romps past Northwestern, 30–0". The Des Moines Register. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. 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.
  9. "Hoosiers feast on Gophers 42–24". Minneapolis Tribune. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hoosier steamroller flattens Illini, 45–14". The Indianapolis Star. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Purdue, Herrmann survive IU challenge". Evansville Courier and Press. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Indiana shocks BYU 38–37". The Sacramento Bee. December 22, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1979 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  14. "1979 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  15. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  16. "1979 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  17. "Indiana Beats BYU In Bowl Upset, 38-37". The New York Times . December 22, 1979. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  18. "1980 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2019.