The Indiana Hoosiers were 7-4 in 1979. They emerged victorious over the BYU Cougars, 38 to 37, in the Holiday Bowl.
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1979 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Ohio State | 8-0 | 11-1 |
 Purdue | 7-1 | 10-2 | |
 Indiana | 5-3 | 8-4 | |
 Michigan | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
 Iowa | 4-4 | 5-6 |
1979 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 | 276 | 4,226 | 818 | 5.2 | 2,241 | 552 | 4.1 | 1,985 | 266 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 29th | 23rd | 30th | 29th | 53rd | 60th | 47th | 27th | 36th | 26th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 215 | 3,690 | 5.0 | 2,047 | 492 | 4.2 | 1,643 | 251 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 72nd | 82nd | 100th | 69th | 31st | 106th | 94th | 95th | 77th | ||||||||||
Net | +61 | +536 | +818 | +0.2 | +194 | +60 | -0.1 | +342 | +15 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 47th | 41st | 30th | 58th | 58th | 43rd | 73rd | 32nd | 56th | 35th |
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| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 2 | 9 | .182 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Diego State | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 8 | 4 | .667 |
Texas A&M
Georgia| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  BYU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 11 | 1 | .917 |
Miami
Virginia| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 2 |  Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 8 | 3 | .727 |
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