1979 Eastern Illinois
Only 2 games are on file: 2–0. The rest of the schedule isn’t in our source. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois State 24–0Nov 10
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | at Southern Illinois | W 22–14 | 13% |
| Nov 10 | at Illinois State | W 24–0 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list nine games of Eastern Illinois’s 1979 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsSouth Dakota | W 24–15 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Sep 8 | vsButler | W 38–0 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Sep 15 | vsWayne State (MI) | W 58–21 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Sep 22 | atTruman State | W 46–3 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Oct 6 | vsWestern Illinois | L 7–10 | Eastern Illinois’s article, Western Illinois’s article |
| Oct 20 | atNorthern Michigan | W 38–21 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Oct 27 | atNorthern Iowa | L 7–10 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Nov 3 | vsYoungstown State | L 21–49 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
| Nov 17 | vsAkron | L 16–27 | Eastern Illinois’s article |
- Record
- 2–0
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 4th in the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 46–14
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1244 +88 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- John Teerlinck