Indiana
B10 · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 7 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Indiana head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 5–6 | W 30–26 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 1–10 | W 44–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 18–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | L 16–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 3–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | L 6–47 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 30–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | L 21–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 4–6–1 | W 42–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 2–8–1 | W 45–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 10–2 | L 21–37 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 25 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 11–1 | W 38–37 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- BYU +11
- Iowa +5
- Kentucky +5
- Wisconsin +4
- Minnesota +4
- Illinois +2
- Vanderbilt +1
- Northwestern +1
- Ohio State -1
- Purdue -2
- Michigan -4
- Colorado -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.