Record: 5-6, .455 W-L% (78th of 140)
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Howard Schnellenberger (5-6)
PS/G: 17.4 (89th of 140) ▪ PA/G: 21.5 (91st of 140)
SRS: 0.59 (68th of 140) ▪ SOS: 4.23 (60th of 140)
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 15, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Louisville | Ind | W | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 22, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | (14) Florida State | Ind | L | 23 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 29, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Louisiana Tech | Southland | W | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 6, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | Florida A&M | Non-Major | L | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Oct 13, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | San Diego State | WAC | L | 20 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |
| 6 | Oct 20, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Boston College | Ind | W | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 27, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | Syracuse | Ind | L | 15 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | Buffalo, NY |
| 8 | Nov 3, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | (19) Penn State | Ind | W | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 17, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | (1) Alabama | SEC | L | 0 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 24, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | N | Notre Dame | Ind | L | 15 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | L 2 | Mirage Bowl (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 11 | Dec 1, 1979 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Florida | SEC | W | 30 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | W 1 |