The Ohio State Buckeyes were 11-0 in 1979. They fell to the USC Trojans, 17 to 16, in the Rose Bowl.
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Indiana 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 | |
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Team | 11 | 374 | 4,492 | 810 | 5.5 | 2,884 | 609 | 4.7 | 1,608 | 201 | 8.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 14th | 34th | 12th | 14th | 25th | 15th | 47th | 92nd | 15th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 109 | 2,975 | 4.0 | 1,449 | 492 | 2.9 | 1,526 | 255 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 9th | 25th | 21st | 21st | 31st | 18th | 75th | 99th | 47th | ||||||||||
Net | +265 | +1,517 | +810 | +1.6 | +1,435 | +117 | +1.8 | +82 | -54 | +2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 12th | 34th | 11th | 11th | 23rd | 10th | 48th | 108th | 19th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
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Texas A&M | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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Duke | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 6 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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