Indiana Football Team History
Indiana Hoosiers
Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 52,180 Colors: Cream & Crimson Coach: Lee Corso Conference: Big 10-
1979 Season Highlights
Lee Corso enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Indiana.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Iowa
30
26
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Vanderbilt
44
13
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Kentucky
18
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Colorado
16
17
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Wisconsin
3
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Ohio State
6
47
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Northwestern
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Michigan
21
27
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Minnesota
42
24
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Illinois
45
14
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Purdue
21
37
L
Fri., Dec. 21
Brigham Young
38
37
W
@ San Diego, CA
Holiday Bowl
1979 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 314
Scoring Average 26.2
Points Allowed 252
Defense Average 21.0
Opponents Record 65-69
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 8-4-0
AP
16 8-4-0
Coaches
16 8-4-0
UPI
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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