1979 Illinois
2–8–1 (1–6–1 Big Ten), coached by Gary Moeller. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 29–13Nov 17
By 16 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at 10Michigan State | L 16–33 | 17% |
| Sep 15 | vs 11Missouri | L 6–14 | 27% |
| Sep 22 | at Air Force | W 27–19 | 48% |
| Sep 29 | vs Navy | L 12–13 | 31% |
| Oct 6 | vs Iowa | L 7–13 | 52% |
| Oct 13 | at 20Purdue | L 14–28 | 18% |
| Oct 20 | vs 11Michigan | L 7–27 | 15% |
| Oct 27 | at Minnesota | T 17–17 | 20% |
| Nov 3 | vs 5Ohio State | L 7–44 | 16% |
| Nov 10 | vs Indiana | L 14–45 | 31% |
| Nov 17 | at Northwestern | W 29–13 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northwestern 29–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 2–8–1
- Conference
- 1–6–1 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 156–266
- Coach
- Gary Moeller
- Elo
- 1344 −37 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.4 No. 107 of 135; offense No. 101, defense No. 97
- SRS
- −4.0 No. 87 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Lawrence McCullough and Stanley Ralph
- Most valuable player
- Lawrence McCullough
1979 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 8–0 | 11–1 | 4 |
| Purdue | 7–1 | 10–2 | 10 |
| Michigan | 6–2 | 8–4 | 18 |
| Indiana | 5–3 | 8–4 | 19 |
| Iowa | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Minnesota | 3–5–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Michigan State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Illinois | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Northwestern | 0–9 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.