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1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Season
The 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1979, and concluded with the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 15, 1979, at Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Lehigh Engineers by a final score of 30−7. Conference changes and new programs Conference standings Conference champions Postseason NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket The bracket consisted of three regional selections (West, East, and South) plus Eastern Kentucky as an at-large selection. * ''Next to name denotes host institution'' * ''Next to score denotes overtimes'' See also *1979 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Alabama Crimson Tide bring home a national title with a perfect 12–0 season. The tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game
The 1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels football, Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Lehigh Engineers (now the Lehigh Mountain Hawks football, Lehigh Mountain Hawks). The game was played on December 15, 1979, at Orlando Stadium (now Camping World Stadium) in Orlando, Florida. The culminating game of the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Eastern Kentucky, 30–7. Teams The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason, 1979 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a four-team Bracket (tournament), bracket. Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (5–1 in conference); their losses were to East Tennessee State Buccaneers football, East Tennessee State of NCAA Division I-A, Division I-A and conference rival Murray State Racers football, Murray State. Tied for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray State Racers Football
The Murray State Racers football team represents Murray State University in the sport of American football. The Racers compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I and the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). Murray State left the OVC in July 2022 to join the non-football Missouri Valley Conference, but remained in OVC football for the 2022 season before joining the MVFC in 2023. History Early years (1924–1931) Stewart–Moore era (1932–1947) The 1933 Murray State Racers football team, 1933 and 1937 Murray State Racers football team, 1937 teams won Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. Johnson era (1997–1999) Denver Johnson was hired as head coach of the Racers prior to the 1997 season. Johnson had previously served as an offensive line coach for the Oklahoma Sooners during the 1996 season. Due to a late hiring process and the loss of several key Murray State play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 NCAA Division III Football Season
The 1979 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1979, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1979 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Ithaca Bombers won their first Division III championship, defeating the Wittenberg Tigers by a final score of 14−10 in a re-match of the 1975 championship (won by Wittenberg). Conference changes and new programs Conference standings Conference champions Postseason The 1979 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the seventh annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the seventh consecutive year. Like the previous four championships, eight teams competed in this edition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 NCAA Division II Football Season
The 1979 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1979, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship in December 1979 at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM. During the game's two-year stretch in New Mexico, it was referred to as the Zia Bowl. The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens defeated the Youngstown State Penguins, 38–21, to win their first Division II national title. Conference changes and new programs * One program upgraded to Division I-AA while two others downgraded back to Division II. Conference standings Conference summaries Postseason The 1979 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the sixth single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM for the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 NCAA Division I-A Football Season
The 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Alabama Crimson Tide bring home a national title with a perfect 12–0 season. The title was Alabama's 11th claimed, and their 6th Associated Press awarded title. This was an extremely dominant Alabama team, only giving up 67 points the entire season and shutting out five opponents. The team won a tight game against LSU 3–0 and beat Auburn by a touchdown before beating Arkansas 24–9 in the Sugar Bowl. There was very little movement at the top of the rankings throughout the season, as only three different teams held the top spot in the AP poll and only two in the UPI poll. USC was the pre-season top-ranked team, and held the number one ranking until a 21–21 tie with Stanford, a game USC led at halftime 21–0. A fumbled hold on the snap from center cost the Trojans a chance at a last-second field goal. Stanford was led by quarterback Turk Schonert, while freshman John Elway served as his backup. USC ended up finishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The 1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big Sky. Nevada advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Wolf Pack lost in the semifinals to the eventual national champion, Eastern Kentucky. The team played home games at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada. Schedule Roster References {{Nevada Wolf Pack football navbox Nevada Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football The Nevada Wolf Pack football program represents the University of Nevada, Reno in college football. The Wolf Pack competes in the Mountain West Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision level of the NC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Murray State Racers Football Team
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The 1979 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Gottfried, the Racers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 6–0 on conference play, winning the OVC title. Murray State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Lehigh in the semifinals. Schedule References Murray State Murray State Racers football seasons Ohio Valley Conference football champion seasons Murray State Racers football The Murray State Racers football team represents Murray State University in the sport of American football. The Racers compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. Nashville had a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 21st-most populous city in the United States and the fourth-most populous city in Southeastern United States, the Southeast. The city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, home to 2.1 million people, and is among the fastest growing cities in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779 when this territory was still considered part of North Carolina. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tennessean
''The Tennessean'' (known until 1972 as ''The Nashville Tennessean'') is a daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. Its circulation area covers 39 counties in Middle Tennessee and eight counties in southern Kentucky. It is owned by Gannett, which also owns several smaller community newspapers in Middle Tennessee, including '' The Dickson Herald'', the ''Gallatin News-Examiner'', the ''Hendersonville Star-News'', the ''Fairview Observer'', and the ''Ashland City Times''. Its circulation area overlaps those of the '' Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle'' and '' The Daily News Journal'' in Murfreesboro, two other independent Gannett papers. The company publishes several specialty publications, including ''Nashville Lifestyles'' magazine. History ''The Tennessean'', Nashville's daily newspaper, traces its roots back to the ''Nashville Whig'', a weekly paper that began publication on September 1, 1812. The paper underwent various mergers and acquisitions throughout the 19th century, emergi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At-large Bid
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset. In multi-hierarchical bodies, the term rarely extends to a tier beneath the highest division. A contrast is implied, with certain electoral districts or narrower divisions. It can be given to the associated territory, if any, to denote its undivided nature, in a specific context. Unambiguous synonyms are the prefixes of cross-, all- or whole-, such as cross-membership, or all-state. The term is used as a suffix referring to specific members (such as the U.S. congressional Representative/the Member/Rep. for Wyoming ''at large''). It figures as a generic prefix of its subject matter (such as Wyoming is an at-large U.S. congressional district, at present). It is commonly used when making or highlighting a direct contrast with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bracket (tournament)
A bracket or tournament bracket is a tree-like diagram that represents the series of games played during a knockout tournament. Different knockout tournament formats have different brackets; the simplest and most common is that of the single-elimination tournament. The name "bracket" is American English, derived from the resemblance of the links in the tree diagram to the bracket punctuation symbol ] or seeding. In some tournaments, the full bracket is determined before the first match. In such cases, fans may enjoy trying to predict the winners of the initial round and of the consequent later matchups. This is called "bracketology", particularly in relation to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. This prediction is not possible in tournaments such as the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League knockout phase, in which the pairings for a later round might not be made until after the previous round has been played (UEFA Champions League makes its ultimate bracket draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UMass Minutemen Football
The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Minutemen compete as an NCAA Division I FBS independent schools, FBS independent. Since 1965, their home games have been played at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium on the university's campus in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass began play in 1879 and have since appeared in three NCAA Division I Football Championship, FCS National Championship games, winning the title in 1998. The Minutemen began a two-year Football Bowl Subdivision transition period in 2011, becoming bowl eligible in 2013. UMass began its FBS tenure as an associate member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) but left the conference after the 2015 season rather than become a full member. The Minutemen have since played as an independent, however, in February 2024, the UMass athletics department announced that they will rejoin the MAC as a full member, effective July 1, 2025. UM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
