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.
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In the Old Oaken Bucket, the Hoosiers lost to Purdue by a score of 37–21.
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at Iowa | | W 30–26 | 59,780 | |
September 15 | Vanderbilt* | | W 44–13 | 30,685 | [1] |
September 22 | Kentucky* | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
| W 18–10 | 45,920 | [2] |
September 29 | Colorado* | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| L 16–17 | 36,160 | |
October 6 | at Wisconsin | | W 3–0 | 74,188 | |
October 13 | at No. 8 Ohio State | | L 6–47 | 87,521 | |
October 20 | Northwestern | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| W 30–0 | 30,086 | |
October 27 | at No. 10 Michigan | | L 21–27 | 104,832 | [3] |
November 3 | Minnesota | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| W 42–24 | 35,507 | |
November 10 | at Illinois | | W 45–14 | 30,874 | |
November 17 | No. 12 Purdue | | L 21–37 | 53,202 | |
December 21 | vs. No. 9 BYU* | | W 38–37 | 52,200 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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More information Players, Coaches ...
1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
OT |
73 |
Gerhard Ahting |
Jr |
QB |
14 |
Tim Clifford |
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 |
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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 |
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Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
K |
3 |
Kevin Kellogg |
Jr |
P |
6 |
Larry Lovett |
Jr |
K |
9 |
Steve Straub |
Sr |
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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At Iowa
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Indiana at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hoosiers |
0 |
3 | 7 | 20 |
30 |
Hawkeyes |
13 |
13 | 0 | 0 |
26 |
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| 1 | | IOWA | Dennis Mosley 23-yard run (kick failed) | IOWA 6–0 |
| 1 | | IOWA | Mosley 5-yard run (Schilling kick) | IOWA 13–0 |
| 2 | | Indiana | Straub 29-yard field goal | IOWA 13–3 |
| 2 | | IOWA | Mosley 5-yard pass from Suess (Schilling kick) | IOWA 20–3 |
| 2 | 3:06 | IOWA | Mosley 1-yard run (pass failed) | IOWA 26–3 |
| 3 | | Indiana | Johnson 51-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick) | IOWA 26–10 |
| 4 | | Indiana | Johnson 1-yard run (pass failed) | IOWA 26–16 |
| 4 | | Indiana | Clifford 1-yard run (Straub kick) | IOWA 26–23 |
| 4 | 0:58 | Indiana | Johnson 66-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick) | Indiana 30–26 |
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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.
At Ohio State
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Indiana at Ohio State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hoosiers |
0 |
0 | 6 | 0 |
6 |
• No. 8 Buckeyes |
9 |
17 | 14 | 7 |
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
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 11:38 | OHST | Campbell 2-yard run (kick failed) | OHST 6–0 |
| Q1 | 5:51 | OHST | Janakievski 32-yard field goal | OHST 9–0 |
| Q2 | 11:23 | OHST | Janakievski 35-yard field goal | OHST 12–0 |
| Q2 | 3:50 | OHST | Campbell 3-yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 19–0 |
| Q2 | :28 | OHST | Donley 21-yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) | OHST 26–0 |
| Q3 | 11:22 | OHST | Volley 2-yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 33–0 |
| Q3 | 7:14 | OHST | Schlichter 5-yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 40–0 |
| Q3 | :57 | IND | Clifford 2-yard run (run failed) | OHST 40–6 |
| Q4 | 3:58 | OHST | Hicks 11-yard pass from Castignola (Janakievski kick) | OHST 47–6 |
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At Michigan
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Indiana at Michigan
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hoosiers |
0 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
• No. 10 Wolverines |
7 |
0 | 14 | 6 |
27 |
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| 1 | | MICH | Lawrence Reid 3-yard run (Virgil kick) | MICH 7-0 |
| 2 | | IND | Dave Harangody 3-yard pass from Tim Clifford (Kellogg kick) | Tied 7-7 |
| 2 | | IND | Lonnie Johnson 14-yard run (Kellogg kick) | IND 14-7 |
| 3 | | MICH | Lawrence Reid 50-yard run (Virgil kick) | Tied 14-14 |
| 3 | | MICH | Butch Woolfolk 2-yard run (Virgil kick) | MICH 21-14 |
| 4 | 0:55 | IND | Dave Harangody 3-yard pass from Tim Clifford (Kellogg kick) | Tied 21-21 |
| 4 | 0:00 | MICH | Anthony Carter 45-yard pass from John Wangler | MICH 27-21 |
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Vs. BYU (Holiday Bowl)
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Indiana vs. BYU
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hoosiers |
14 |
7 | 10 | 7 |
38 |
No. 9 Cougars |
14 |
3 | 13 | 7 |
37 |
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| 1 | | BYU | Eric Lane 1-yard touchdown run (Brent Johnson kick) | BYU 7-0 |
| 1 | | IND | Bob Stephenson 38-yard touchdown pass from Tim Clifford (Kevin Kellog kick) | Tied 7-7 |
| 1 | | IND | Clifford 1-yard touchdown run (Kellog kick) | IND 14-7 |
| 1 | | BYU | Marc Wilson 3-yard touchdown run (Johnson kick) | Tied 14-14 |
| 2 | | BYU | Johnson 40-yard field goal | BYU 17-14 |
| 2 | | IND | Clifford 1-yard touchdown run (Kellog kick) | IND 21-17 |
| 3 | | BYU | Homer Jones 13-yard touchdown pass from Wilson (Johnson kick) | BYU 24-21 |
| 3 | | IND | Mike Harkrader 1-yard touchdown run (Kellog kick) | IND 28-24 |
| 3 | | IND | Kellog 26-yard field goal | IND 31-24 |
| 3 | | BYU | Johnson 29-yard field goal | IND 31-27 |
| 3 | | BYU | Johnson 46-yard field goal | IND 31-30 |
| 4 | | BYU | Eric Lane 15-yard touchdown pass from Wilson (Johnson kick) | BYU 37-31 |
| 4 | | IND | Tim Wilbur 62-yard punt return (Kellog kick) | IND 38-37 |
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