1979 Western Michigan
6–5 (5–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Elliot Uzelac. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Grand Valley State 37–0Oct 20
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Central Michigan | L 0–10 | 28% |
| Sep 15 | at South Carolina | L 7–24 | 43% |
| Sep 22 | vs Northern Illinois | W 45–17 | 66% |
| Sep 29 | vs Bowling Green | L 3–15 | 67% |
| Oct 6 | vs Kent State | L 13–18 | 73% |
| Oct 13 | at Toledo | L 0–17 | 40% |
| Oct 20 | vsGrand Valley State | W 37–0 | 81% |
| Oct 27 | at Ohio | W 20–6 | 42% |
| Nov 3 | vs Miami (OH) | W 24–3 | 36% |
| Nov 10 | vs Ball State | W 20–10 | 45% |
| Nov 17 | at Eastern Michigan | W 17–7 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Eastern Michigan 17–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–4 3rd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 186–127
- Coach
- Elliot Uzelac
- Elo
- 1513 +22 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.4 No. 59 of 135; offense No. 111, defense No. 20
- SRS
- −1.7 No. 76 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Tom Henry and Matt Murphy
- Most valuable player
- Matt Murphy
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.