1979 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team

1979 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football
1979 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football
Conference	Wisconsin State University Conference
Record	7–4 (6–2 WSUC)
Head coach	Forrest Perkins (23rd season);
Home stadium	Warhawks Stadium
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Wisconsin–River Falls $^	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Wisconsin–La Crosse	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin–Whitewater	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin–Stout	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–Platteville	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin–Superior	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Wisconsin–Eau Claire forfeited two non-conference games. Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1979 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater as a member of the Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) during the 1979 NAIA Division I football season. Led by 23rd-year head coach Forrest Perkins, the Warhawks compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the WSUC.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	at Western Illinois*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 7–13	9,400
September 8	South Dakota State*	Warhawks Stadium Whitewater, WI	L 7–27
September 15	Wisconsin–Platteville	Warhawks Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 27–0
September 22	at Wisconsin–Superior	Superior, WI	W 55–7
September 29	at Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Goerke Field Stevens Point, WI	W 23–21
October 6	Wisconsin–Stout	Warhawks Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 21–7
October 13	vs. Morningside*	Mexico City, Mexico	W 24–7
October 20	at Wisconsin–River Falls	River Falls, Wisconsin	L 13–26
October 27	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	Warhawks Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 13–26
November 3	at Wisconsin–La Crosse	Veterans Memorial Stadium La Crosse, WI	L 28–47
November 10	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Warhawks Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 33–16
*Non-conference game

^ "Final 1979 WSUC football standings". Stevens Point Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. November 15, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "WIAC Football All-Time Standings" (PDF). Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. p. 6. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "All Time scores" (PDF). UWW Sports.com.
^ "1979 Football Schedule". University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2024.

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