1979 Ball State
6–5 (4–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dwight Wallace. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Illinois 42–0Nov 17
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Miami (OH) | L 3–27 | 48% |
| Sep 15 | at Toledo | L 14–31 | 76% |
| Sep 22 | at Kent State | W 35–10 | 66% |
| Sep 29 | vs SE Louisiana | W 17–7 | 92% |
| Oct 6 | at Indiana State | L 13–18 | 60% |
| Oct 13 | vs Illinois State | W 42–14 | 87% |
| Oct 20 | vs Central Michigan | L 30–31 | 43% |
| Oct 27 | vs Bowling Green | W 38–23 | 74% |
| Nov 3 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 28–10 | 88% |
| Nov 10 | at Western Michigan | L 10–20 | 55% |
| Nov 17 | vs Northern Illinois | W 42–0 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 42–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).
Led the nationStevie Nelson: kickoff return average (31.4)
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 272–191
- Coach
- Dwight Wallace
- Elo
- 1555 −64 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.0 No. 62 of 135; offense No. 48, defense No. 76
- SRS
- −0.9 No. 73 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1979 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan | 8–0–1 | 10–0–1 | |
| Toledo | 7–1–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
 Ohio | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Ball State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Northern Illinois | 3–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Miami (OH) | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
| Bowling Green | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Kent State | 1–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.