#11 Michigan @ Illinois
Final
October 20, 1979 12:00 PM
#11 Michigan
Wolverines
5-1 / 3-0
27
7
Illinois
Fighting Illini
1-5 / 0-3
1979 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 43,370

Series Stats

Michigan
Illinois
Tie
47
18
0
65th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

31-0 Michigan
Michigan Stadium
Sep 16, 1978
Michigan

Head Coach
 Bo Schembechler
Schedule
vs Northwestern W 7-49 9/8/1979
vs Notre Dame L 12-10 9/15/1979
vs Kansas W 7-28 9/22/1979
@ California W 10-14 9/29/1979
@ Michigan State W 7-21 10/6/1979
vs Minnesota W 21-31 10/13/1979
@ Illinois W 7-27 10/20/1979
vs Indiana W 21-27 10/27/1979
vs Wisconsin W 0-54 11/3/1979
@ Purdue L 24-21 11/10/1979
vs Ohio State L 18-15 11/17/1979
vs North Carolina L 17-15 12/28/1979
Michigan 1979 schedule
Michigan
has outscored their opponents
153 to 64
this season
Glenn Schembechler's record
at Michigan
101 - 16 - 3
vs Illinois
10 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Michigan
16 game(s)
from 1967
to 1982
Illinois
4 game(s)
from 1950
to 1953
Stats
Illinois

Head Coach
 Gary Moeller
Schedule
@ Michigan State L 33-16 9/8/1979
vs Missouri L 14-6 9/15/1979
@ Air Force W 19-27 9/22/1979
vs Navy L 13-12 9/29/1979
vs Iowa L 13-7 10/6/1979
@ Purdue L 28-14 10/13/1979
vs Michigan L 27-7 10/20/1979
@ Minnesota W 17-17 10/27/1979
vs Ohio State L 44-7 11/3/1979
vs Indiana L 45-14 11/10/1979
@ Northwestern W 13-29 11/17/1979
Illinois 1979 schedule
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
120 to 82
this season
Gary Moeller's record
at Illinois
5 - 21 - 2
vs Michigan
0 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Michigan
6 game(s)
from 2010
to 2022
Illinois
2 game(s)
from 2008
to 2009
Notes

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