1979 Northwestern
1–10 (0–9 Big Ten), coached by Rick Venturi. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wyoming 27–22Sep 15
By 5 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at 7Michigan | L 7–49 | 9% |
| Sep 15 | vs Wyoming | W 27–22 | 40% |
| Sep 22 | vs Syracuse | L 21–54 | 40% |
| Sep 29 | at Minnesota | L 8–38 | 24% |
| Oct 6 | at 8Ohio State | L 7–16 | 9% |
| Oct 13 | vs Iowa | L 6–58 | 37% |
| Oct 20 | at Indiana | L 0–30 | 16% |
| Oct 27 | at 16Purdue | L 16–20 | 9% |
| Nov 3 | vs Michigan State | L 7–42 | 23% |
| Nov 10 | at Wisconsin | L 3–28 | 22% |
| Nov 17 | vs Illinois | L 13–29 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 29–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 131st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–9 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 115–386
- Coach
- Rick Venturi
- Elo
- 1200 −123 this season
- SP+ rating
- -19.6 No. 128 of 135; offense No. 104, defense No. 130
- SRS
- −14.6 No. 122 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Kevin Berg and Mike Fiedler
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.