The Illinois State Redbirds were 3-8 in 1979.
Scores & Schedules
See schedule
NIU Team Leaders
See roster1979 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 194 | 3,297 | 767 | 4.3 | 1,939 | 551 | 3.5 | 1,358 | 216 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 83rd | 90th | 76th | 92nd | 79th | 61st | 91st | 75th | 72nd | 79th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 253 | 3,502 | 4.8 | 2,082 | 555 | 3.8 | 1,420 | 176 | 8.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 102nd | 61st | 82nd | 73rd | 88th | 65th | 58th | 5th | 135th | ||||||||||
Net | -59 | -205 | +767 | -0.5 | -143 | -4 | -0.2 | -62 | +40 | -1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 107th | 82nd | 76th | 98th | 81st | 72nd | 80th | 73rd | 37th | 126th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Marshall 
Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
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Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
