1979 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1979 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–6–1 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Doug Crisan
  • Kevin Wilkinson
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Toledo 7 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Miami (OH) 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Kent State 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Stock, the Hurons compiled a 2–8–1 record (1–6–1 against conference opponents), finished in ninth place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 236 to 113.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Scott Davis with 1,744 passing yards, Doug Crisan with 412 rushing yards, and Tom Parm with 701 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Northern Michigan*
W 21–7[4]
September 8at Bowling Green
L 6–32[5]
September 15at Ohio
L 7–20[6]
September 22at Illinois State*
L 15–244,949[7]
September 29Toledo
L 7–37[8]
October 6Northern Illinois
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
T 0–0[9]
October 13Akron*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 12–244,555[10]
October 20Kent State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 14–10[11]
November 3at Ball State
L 10–28[12]
November 10at Central Michigan
L 14–3719,889[13]
November 17Western Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 7–17[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Roster

1979 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 54 Dan DeChristoper Jr
QB 9 Scott Davis So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 41 Ken Banks Jr
DB 7 Ken Miller Jr
LB 81 Mark Morgan Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Craig Motzer Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1979 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 165, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "1979 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Eastern crunches Northern". The Saginaw News. September 2, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bowling Green slams Eastern Michigan". News Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ohio U. evens Record behind tight defense". The Indianapolis Star. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Flick, Bill (September 23, 1979). "'Best ISU defense' trips Eastern Michigan". The Pantagraph. p. B2. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Second period spurt pushes Toledo to victory". The South Bend Tribune. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Huskies finish in tie". The Dispatch. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alert Zips find a way to win". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hurons come from behind, 14–10". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ball State scores impressive MAC win over Eastern Michigan, 28–10". The Kokomo Tribune. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Central Michigan clinches MAC crown". The Star Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Broncos dump Hurons 17–7". The Muskegon Chronicle. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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