Southern Illinois
MVC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 10 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Southern Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 5–5–1 | L 0–14 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND SLC | 4–7 | W 17–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 | TENNESSEE STATE | Unranked | — | W 18–16 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2H | IND SLC | 4–7 | L 16–24 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 | EASTERN ILLINOIS | Unranked | — | L 14–22 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 7–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 1–10 | W 31–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H |  MAC | 5–5–1 | W 21–11 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 8–3 | W 41–38 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Drake (DRAKE)H2H | IND MVC | 3–8 | W 22–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 2–9 | W 45–28 |
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).
- Indiana State +8
- Northern Illinois +5
- Louisiana +4
- Illinois State +3
- Drake +3
- New Mexico State +2
- Wichita State +1
- West Texas A&M -5
- Arkansas State -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.727 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.