Gopher Football 1979 Season

1979 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/08/1979 Ohio (6-5) W 24-10 09/15/1979 Ohio State (11-1) L 17-21 09/22/1979 @ Southern California (11-0-1) L 14-48 09/29/1979 Northwestern (1-10) W 38-8 10/06/1979 Purdue (10-2) W 31-14 10/13/1979 @ Michigan (8-4) L 21-31 10/20/1979 @ Iowa (5-6) W 24-7 10/27/1979 Homecoming Illinois (2-8-1) T 17-17 11/03/1979 @ Indiana (8-4) L 24-42 11/10/1979 @ Michigan State (5-6) L 17-31 11/17/1979 Wisconsin (4-7) L 37-42

1979 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Ohio State 8 0 0 1.000 11 1 0 .917 Purdue 7 1 0 .875 10 2 0 .833 Michigan 6 2 0 .750 8 4 0 .667 Indiana 5 3 0 .625 8 4 0 .667 Iowa 4 4 0 .500 5 6 0 .455 Minnesota 3 5 1 .389 4 6 1 .409 Michigan State 3 5 0 .375 5 6 0 .455 Wisconsin 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .364 Illinois 1 6 1 .188 2 8 1 .227 Northwestern 0 9 0 .000 1 10 0 .091

Season notes:

Coached by Joe Salem (1st season).

1979 Poll Results

Associated Press

United Press

1. Alabama 12-0-0 2. Southern California 11-0-1 3. Oklahoma 11-1-0 4. Ohio State 11-1-0 5. Houston 11-1-0 6. Florida State 11-1-0 7. Pittsburgh 11-1-0 8. Arkansas 10-2-0 9. Nebraska 10-2-0 10. Purdue 10-2-0 11. Washington 9-3-0 12. Texas 9-3-0 13. Brigham Young 11-1-0 14. Baylor 8-4-0 15. North Carolina 8-3-1 16. Auburn 8-3-0 17. Temple 10-2-0 18. Michigan 8-4-0 19. Indiana 8-4-0 20. Penn State 8-4-0

1. Alabama 12-0-0 2. Southern California 11-0-1 3. Oklahoma 11-1-0 4. Ohio State 11-1-0 5. Houston 11-1-0 6. Pittsburgh 11-1-0 7. Nebraska 10-2-0 8. Florida State 11-1-0 9. Arkansas 10-2-0 10. Purdue 10-2-0 11. Washington 9-3-0 12. Brigham Young 11-1-0 13. Texas 9-3-0 14. North Carolina 8-3-1 15. Baylor 8-4-0 16. Indiana 8-4-0 17. Temple 10-2-0 18. Penn State 8-4-0 19. Michigan 8-4-0 20. Missouri 7-5-0

1979 Season Big Ten Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/01/1980 Southern California 17, Ohio State 16 Gator Bowl - 12/28/1979 North Carolina 17, Michigan 15 Holiday Bowl - 12/21/1979 Indiana 38, Brigham Young 37 Bluebonnet Bowl - 12/31/1979 Purdue 27, Tennessee 22 Previous season (1978) Next season (1980) Back to the football historical records page... Back to the University of Minnesota page... Back to Eric's home page...

1979 Season Bowl Results Orange Bowl - 01/01/1980 Oklahoma 24, Florida State 7 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1980 Alabama 24, Arkansas 9 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1980 Houston 17, Nebraska 14 Sun Bowl - 12/22/1979 Washington 14, Texas 7 Tangerine Bowl - 12/22/1979 Louisiana State 34, Wake Forest 10 Liberty Bowl - 12/22/1979 Penn State 9, Tulane 6 Peach Bowl - 12/31/1979 Baylor 24, Clemson 18 Fiesta Bowl - 12/25/1979 Pittsburgh 16, Arizona 10 Independence Bowl - 12/15/1979 Syracuse 31, McNeese State 7 Hall of Fame Classic - 12/29/1979 Missouri 24, South Carolina 14 Garden State Bowl - 12/15/1979 Temple 28, California 17