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1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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.

1979 Indiana Hoosiers football
Team photo of the 1979 Holiday Bowl
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 38–37 vs. BYU
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTim Clifford
CaptainTim Clifford, Tony D'Orazio, Terry Tallen, Brent Tisdale
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Iowa
W 30–2659,780[1]
September 15Vanderbilt*
W 44–1330,685[2]
September 22Kentucky*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 18–1045,920[3]
September 29Colorado*
  • 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 20Northwestern 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 30–030,086[7]
October 27at No. 10 Michigan
L 21–27104,832[8]
November 3Minnesota
  • 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 73 Gerhard Ahting Jr
QB 14 Tim Clifford (C) Jr
WR 7 Steve Corso Sr
WR 88 Mike Friede Sr
TE 81 Dave Harangody Jr
RB 24 Mike Harkrader Jr
RB 44 Lonnie Johnson Jr
OL 70 Lucky Wallace Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 21 Dart Ramsey
DB 13 Mark Sutor Fr
DL 62 Terry Tallen (C) Sr
LB 60 Craig Walls So
DB 8 Tim Wilbur So
LB 64 Randy Willhite
DL 97 Brent Tisdale (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Kevin Kellogg Jr
P 6 Larry Lovett Jr
K 9 Steve Straub Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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At Iowa

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Indiana at Iowa
1 234Total
• Hoosiers 0 3720 30
Hawkeyes 13 1300 26
  • Source:
Scoring summary
1IOWADennis 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
See also: 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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

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See also: 1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Kentucky

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See also: 1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Colorado

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See also: 1979 Colorado Buffaloes football team

At Wisconsin

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See also: 1979 Wisconsin Badgers football team

At Ohio State

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Indiana at Ohio State
1 234Total
Hoosiers 0 060 6
• No. 8 Buckeyes 9 17147 47
  • 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
See also: 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

At Michigan

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Indiana at Michigan
1 234Total
Hoosiers 0 1407 21
• No. 10 Wolverines 7 0146 27
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
40:00MICHAnthony Carter 45-yard pass from John WanglerMICH 27-21
See also: 1979 Michigan Wolverines football team

Purdue

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See also: 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket

Vs. BYU (Holiday Bowl)

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Indiana vs. BYU
1 234Total
• Hoosiers 14 7107 38
No. 9 Cougars 14 3137 37
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
Main article: 1979 Holiday Bowl
See also: 1979 BYU Cougars football team

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Awards and honors

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1980 NFL draftees

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Main article: 1980 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Friede Wide receiver 3 62 Detroit Lions

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References

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  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.


 

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