1979 Findlay Oilers football team

1979 Findlay Oilers football
NAIA Division II champion
Hoosier–Buckeye co-champion
ConferenceHoosier–Buckeye Conference
Record10–1–1 (7–1 Hoosier–Buckeye)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Findlay +^ 7 1 0 10 1 1
No. 10 Hanover + 7 1 0 7 2 0
No. 16 Anderson (IN) 6 2 0 7 2 0
Wilmington (OH) 5 3 0 5 4 0
Manchester (IN) 4 4 0 4 5 0
Bluffton 3 5 0 3 6 0
Defiance 3 5 0 3 6 0
Taylor 1 7 0 1 8 0
Earlham 0 8 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1979 Findlay Oilers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Findlay as a member of the Hoosier–Buckeye Conference during the 1979 NAIA Division II football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Dick Strahm, the Oilers compiled a 10–1–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 398 to 152, and won the NAIA national championship, defeating the Northwestern Red Raiders, 51–6, in the NAIA Championship Game.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15BlufftonFindlay, OHW 40–0
September 22Wilmington (OH)Findlay, OHW 28–26
September 29at Manchester (IN)North Manchester, INW 62–0
October 6at Ohio Northern*Ada, OHT 21–21
October 13EarlhamFindlay, OHW 48–13
October 20at Anderson (IN)Anderson, INW 21–6
October 27TaylorFindlay, OHW 29–27
November 3at HanoverHanover, INL 27–31
November 10DefianceFindlay, OHW 21–7
November 17Jamestown*Findlay, OH (NAIA Division II quarterfinal)W 41–15[2]
December 1Pacific Lutheran*Findlay, OH (NAIA Division II semifinal)W 9–01,500[3]
December 8Northwestern (IA)*Findlay, OH (NAIA Division II Championship Game)W 51–6[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The University of Findlay Oilers Football Media Guide 2011". University of Findlay. 2011. p. 65.
  2. ^ "Findlay-Jamestown". The Marion Star. November 18, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Findlay beats PLU 9-0 in NAIA playoffs". Statesman Journal. December 2, 1979. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Turnover-ridden Raiders lose, 51-6". The Sioux City Journal. December 9, 1979. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.