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1979 Northeastern Huskies football team

1979 Northeastern Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumParsons Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Lehigh ^     10 3 0
Florida A&M     7 4 0
Portland State     6 5 0
Lafayette     5 3 2
Bucknell     4 4 2
Northwestern State     3 6 0
Northeastern     3 7 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Robert Lyons, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Rhode IslandW 17–73,567[1]
September 22at C. W. Post
L 7–9[2]
September 29at No. 4 Boston UniversityL 10–35[3]
October 6Springfield
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 15–46[4]
October 13at Southern Connecticut
W 35–10450[5]
October 20at West ChesterL 30–34[6]
October 27at New HampshireL 8–20[7]
November 3Bucknell
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 6–141,522[8]
November 10at Central ConnecticutL 21–35[9]
November 17at MaineW 27–16[10]

References

  1. ^ "NU overtakes URI, 17–7". Boston Sunday Globe. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Safety lifts C.W. Post". Daily News. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Najarian sets mark in BU's 35–10 win". The Hartford Courant. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SC gets fourth win". The Sunday Republican. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deary fires Huskies over Southern Conn". Boston Sunday Globe. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Chester wins, 34–30". The Sunday Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats upend Northeastern". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Monahan, Bob (November 4, 1979). "Bad day all around for Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 54. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Central tops Northeastern". The Hartford Courant. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maine suffers bad grid season". Morning Sentinel. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.