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1979 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
1979 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–8–1 (1–6–1 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Stock (2nd season);
Captain	Doug Crisan, Kevin Wilkinson
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	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
Eastern Michigan	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Northern Michigan*	Memorial Field Marquette, MI	W 21–7		^[4]
September 8	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 6–32		^[5]
September 15	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–20		^[6]
September 22	at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 15–24	4,949	^[7]
September 29	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–37		^[8]
October 6	Northern Illinois	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	T 0–0		^[9]
October 13	Akron*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 12–24	4,555	^[10]
October 20	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 14–10		^[11]
November 3	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 10–28		^[12]
November 10	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 14–37	19,889	^[13]
November 17	Western 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

Mike Stock

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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