#5 Ohio State @ Illinois
1979
Illibuck
Final
November 03, 1979 12:00 PM
#5 Ohio State
Buckeyes
8-0 / 5-0
44
7
Illinois
Fighting Illini
1-6 / 0-4
1979 Season

Memorial Stadium (IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Ohio State
Illinois
Tie
45
19
4
68th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

45-7 Ohio State
Ohio State Stadium
Nov 11, 1978
Ohio State

Head Coach
 Earle Bruce
Schedule
vs Syracuse W 8-31 9/8/1979
@ Minnesota W 17-21 9/15/1979
vs Washington State W 29-45 9/22/1979
@ California Los Angeles W 13-17 9/29/1979
vs Northwestern W 7-16 10/6/1979
vs Indiana W 6-47 10/13/1979
vs Wisconsin W 0-59 10/20/1979
vs Michigan State W 0-42 10/27/1979
@ Illinois W 7-44 11/3/1979
vs Iowa W 7-34 11/10/1979
@ Michigan W 15-18 11/17/1979
vs Southern California L 17-16 1/1/1980
Ohio State 1979 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
278 to 80
this season
Earle Bruce's record
at Ohio State
8 - 0 - 0
vs Illinois
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Ohio State
15 game(s)
from 1968
to 1982
Illinois
5 game(s)
from 1988
to 1992
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
164 to 106
this season
Gary Moeller's record
at Illinois
5 - 22 - 3
vs Ohio State
0 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Ohio State
9 game(s)
from 2008
to 2017
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2007
to 2007
Notes