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1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLawrence McCullough
CaptainLawrence McCullough, Stanley Ralph
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

The 1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Gary Moeller, the Illini compiled a 2–8–1 record and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Lawrence McCullough with 1,254 passing yards, running back Mike Holmes with 792 rushing yards, and wide receiver John Lopez with 296 receiving yards.[2] McCullough was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3]

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 10 Michigan State
L 16–3371,125
September 15No. 11 Missouri*
L 6–1449,049[4][5]
September 22at Air Force*
W 27–1918,178
September 29Navy*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 12–1353,825
October 6Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 7–1351,044
October 13at No. 20 Purdue
L 14–2869,413
October 20No. 11 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 7–2743,370[6][7]
October 27at Minnesota
T 17–1747,406
November 3No. 5 Ohio State
L 7–4441,870
November 10Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 14–4530,874
November 17at Northwestern
W 29–1319,217
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 71 Lou Belmont So
C 63 Greg Boeke Jr
TE 80 Lee Boeke Jr
QB 9 Tim McAvoy Jr
C 53 Mike McBeth Sr
G 76 Bob McClure Sr
QB 11 Lawrence McCullough Sr
G 62 Troy McMillin Jr
G 78 Ray Pavesic Sr
C 51 John Scott Jr
WR 12 Kenny Shaw So
TE 81 Mike Sherrod Sr
QB 10 Nick Sowa Sr
FB 42 Calvin Thomas So
QB 14 Rich Weiss Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 15 Bonji Bonner So
DT 73 Reggie Brown Jr
OLB 31 Pete Burgard So
OLB 58 Tab Carmien Jr
LB 90 Chris Carr Sr
DB 35 Bill Forrester So
DB 6 Rick George So
LB 38 John Gillen Jr
LB 45 Bob Hauser Sr
DB 48 Tim Holm Sr
LB 89 Dan MacLean Sr
DT 86 Stanley Ralph Sr
LB 85 Jerry Ramshaw Sr
LB 34 Jack Squirek So
CB 16 Tyron Worthy So
DB 39 Mark Zimmer So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Cliff Jones Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured     Injured
  • Redshirt     Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1979 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "1979 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Richardson, Steve (September 16, 1979). "MU Defense Saves Day At Goal Line". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Richardson, Steve (September 16, 1979). "Running of Ellis Puts Tigers in Gear (continued)". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 9S. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Mick McCabe (October 21, 1979). "'Winded' U-M offense awakens in 2d half against Illinois, 27-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 16F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Billy Neff (October 21, 1979). "Blue blows past game Illinois, 27-7". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 12.


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