1979 Football Schedule
Overall2-8-10.227
Conference0-0-00.000
StreakW1
Home0-6
Away2-2-1
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #10 Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 16-33 | |
| Sep 15 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #11 Missouri | Champaign, Ill. | L 6-14 | |
| Sep 22 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Air Force | Colorado Springs, Colo. | W 27-19 | |
| Sep 29 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Navy | Champaign, Ill. | L 12-13 | |
| Oct 6 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Iowa | Champaign, Ill. | L 7-13 | |
| Oct 13 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #20 Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 14-28 | |
| Oct 20 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #11 Michigan | Champaign, Ill. | L 7-27 | |
| Oct 27 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | T 17-17 | |
| Nov 3 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #5 Ohio State | Champaign, Ill. | L 7-44 | |
| Nov 10 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Indiana | Champaign, Ill. | L 14-45 | |
| Nov 17 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 29-13 |