McComas Power Index

1979 NCAA Football | Purdue Schedule & Results

Record: 10-2 (Big Ten, 7-1)

Points For: 287 (23.00 per game) | Points Against: 226 (18.00 per game)

MPI: 0.7662 (12 out of 140) | SOS: 0.5118 (69)

Date Result Opponent Opp MPI (RK) PF PA Game Notes
Sep 08 W @ Wisconsin * (4-7-0) 0.4226 (96) 41 20  
Sep 15 L UCLA (5-6-0) 0.5225 (63) 21 31  
Sep 22 W @ Notre Dame (7-4-0) 0.6142 (38) 28 22  
Sep 29 W @ Oregon (6-5-0) 0.4969 (73) 13 7  
Oct 06 L Minnesota * (4-6-1) 0.4240 (95) 14 31  
Oct 13 W @ Illinois * (2-8-1) 0.2958 (119) 28 14  
Oct 20 W Michigan State * (5-6-0) 0.4568 (86) 14 7  
Oct 27 W @ Northwestern * (1-10-0) 0.1748 (132) 20 16  
Nov 03 W Iowa * (5-6-0) 0.5320 (57) 20 14  
Nov 10 W @ Michigan * (8-4-0) 0.6786 (27) 24 21  
Nov 17 W Indiana * (8-4-0) 0.6574 (34) 37 21  
Dec 31 W Tennessee (7-5-0) 0.5707 (50) 27 22 @ Houston, TX
 

* Denotes a conference game.