• Source: 1979 Big Ten Conference football season

      • The 1979 Big Ten Conference football season was the 84th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.
      The 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team compiled an 11–1 record, won the Big Ten championship, lost to USC in the 1980 Rose Bowl, and was ranked No. 4 in the final AP and UPI polls. Quarterback Art Schlichter led the team with 2,246 yards of total offense, finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting, and was selected as a first-team All-American by the NEA and The Sporting News. Offensive guard Ken Fritz was a consensus All-American. Earl Bruce, in his first year as head coach, was selected as the Big Ten Coach of the Year. Doug Donley led the Big Ten with 800 receiving yards, and Vlade Janakievski led the conference with 97 points scored. Defensive lineman Jim Laughlin was selected as the team's most valuable player.
      The 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team, under head coach Jim Young, finished in second place in the Big Ten, compiled a 10–2 record, defeated Tennessee in the 1979 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, led the conference in both scoring offense (32.5 points per game) and scoring defense (10.5 points allowed per game), and was ranked No. 10 in the final AP and UPI polls. Quarterback Mark Herrmann led the conference with 2,377 passing yards and finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Tight end Dave Young was selected as the team's most valuable player.
      The 1979 Michigan Wolverines football team, under head coach Bo Schembechler, compiled an 8–4 record, finished third in the Big Ten, lost to North Carolina in the 1979 Gator Bowl, and was ranked No. 18 in the final AP poll. Linebacker Ron Simpkins was selected as the team's most valuable player and as a consensus All-American. Defensive end Curtis Greer was also selected as a first-team All-American by multiple selectors. Butch Woolfolk ranked second in the Big Ten with 990 rushing yards.


      Season overview




      = Results and team statistics

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      Key
      AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1979 season
      AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1979 season
      PPG = Average of points scored per game; conference leader's average displayed in bold
      PAG = Average of points allowed per game; conference leader's average displayed in bold
      MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in bold


      = Regular season

      =


      September 8


      On September 8, 1979, the Big Ten football teams played four conference games and two non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in two wins.

      Purdue 41, Wisconsin 20
      Michigan 49, Northwestern 7
      Indiana 30, Iowa 26
      Michigan State 33, Illinois 16
      Ohio State 31, Syracuse 8
      Minnesota 24, Ohio 10


      September 15


      On September 15, 1979, the Big Ten teams played one conference games and eight non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in four wins and four losses, giving the Big Ten a 6–4 record to that point in the season.

      Ohio State 21, Minnesota 17
      UCLA 31, Purdue 21
      Notre Dame 12, Michigan 10
      Indiana 44, Vanderbilt 13
      Oklahoma 21, Iowa 6
      Michigan State 41, Oregon 17
      Wisconsin 38, Air Force 0
      Missouri 14, Illinois 6
      Northwestern 27, Wyoming 22


      September 22


      On September 22, 1979, the Big Ten teams played 10 non-conference games, resulting in six wins and four losses. The results gave the Big Ten a 12–8 record to that point in the season

      Ohio State 45, Washington State 29
      Purdue 28, Notre Dame 22
      Michigan 28, Kansas 7
      Indiana 18, Kentucky 10
      Nebraska 24, Iowa 21
      USC 48, Minnesota 14
      Michigan State 24, Miami (OH) 21
      UCLA 37, Wisconsin 12
      Illinois 27, Air Force 19
      Syracuse 54, Northwestern 21


      September 29


      On September 29, 1979, the Big Ten teams played one conference game and eight non-conference games. The non-conference games resulted in four wins and four losses, giving the Big Ten a 16–12 record to that point in the season.

      Minnesota 38, Northwestern 8
      Ohio State 17, UCLA 13
      Purdue 13, Oregon 7
      Michigan 14, California 10
      Colorado 17, Indiana 16
      Iowa 30, Iowa State 14
      Notre Dame 27, Michigan State 3
      San Diego State 24, Wisconsin 17
      Navy 13, Illinois 12


      October 6


      On October 6, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.

      Ohio State 16, Northwestern 7
      Minnesota 31, Purdue 14
      Michigan 21, Michigan State 7
      Indiana 3, Wisconsin 0
      Iowa 13, Illinois 7


      October 13


      On October 13, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.

      Ohio State 47, Indiana 6
      Purdue 28, Illinois 14
      Michigan 31, Minnesota 21
      Iowa 58, Northwestern 6
      Wisconsin 38, Michigan State 29


      October 20


      On October 20, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.

      Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
      Purdue 14, Michigan State 7
      Michigan 27, Illinois 7
      Indiana 30, Northwestern 0
      Minnesota 24, Iowa 7


      October 27


      On October 27, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.

      Ohio State 42, Michigan State 0
      Purdue 20, Northwestern 16
      Michigan 27, Indiana 21
      Iowa 24, Wisconsin 13
      Illinois 17, Minnesota 17


      November 3


      On November 3, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.

      Ohio State 44, Illinois 7
      Purdue 20, Iowa 14
      Michigan 54, Wisconsin 0
      Indiana 42, Minnesota 24
      Michigan State 42, Northwestern 7


      November 10


      On November 10, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.

      Ohio State 34, Iowa 7
      Purdue 24, Michigan 21
      Indiana 45, Illinois 14
      Minnesota 31, Michigan State 17
      Wisconsin 28, Northwestern 3


      November 17


      On November 17, 1979, the Big Ten teams played five conference games.

      Ohio State 18, Michigan 15
      Purdue 37, Indiana 21
      Iowa 33, Michigan State 23
      Wisconsin 42, Minnesota 37
      Illinois 29, Northwestern 13


      = Bowl games

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      1980 Rose Bowl




      1979 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl




      1979 Gator Bowl




      1979 Holiday Bowl




      Statistical leaders




      Awards and honors




      = All-Big Ten honors

      =

      The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
      Offense

      Defense


      = All-American honors

      =

      At the end of the 1979 season, two Big Ten players were consensus first-team picks for the 1979 College Football All-America Team. The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were:

      Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were:


      = Other awards

      =
      Heisman Trophy voting: Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter (fourth); and Purdue quarterback Mark Herrmann (eighth)
      Big Ten Coach of the Year: Earle Bruce of Ohio State.


      1979 NFL Draft


      The 1980 NFL draft was held in New York on April 29–30, 1979. The following players were among the first 100 picks:


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