The Defending Big Ten Champions
Year-By-Year Results 1978
Dave Alexander, Head Coach 16-26 Overall • 3-13 Big Ten Home: 7-9 • Away: 9-17 Terry Schlatter, MVP
3/6 3/7 3/8 3/10 3/10 3/13 4/2 4/2 4/7 4/7 4/8 4/8 4/11 4/11 4/13 4/13 4/15 4/15 4/16 4/16 4/22 4/22 4/24 4/24 4/25 4/25 4/29 4/29 4/30 4/30 5/7 5/7 5/9 5/9 5/10 5/10 5/12 5/12 5/20
at North Carolina State at North Carolina State at North Carolina State at East Carolina at East Carolina at James Madison at Indiana State at Indiana State Western Michigan Western Michigan Ball State Ball State Valparaiso Valparaiso at Butler at Butler at Northwestern* at Northwestern* at Iowa* at Iowa* Wisconsin* Wisconsin* IPFW IPFW Butler Butler at Michigan State* at Michigan State* at (6) Michigan* at (6) Michigan* at Illinois* at Illinois* at DePauw at DePauw at Valparaiso at Valparaiso at IPFW at IPFW Indiana*
L 0-8 L 0-2 L 0-5 L 2-6 W 7-4 L 1-2 L 0-5 L 2-6 L 2-6 L 2-8 W 11-10 W 4-0 W 15-6 W 16-5 L 3-7 L 6-11 L 2-3 L 3-4 L 1-5 W 2-0 L 3-5 L 3-7 W 4-0 W 25-0 L 4-7 W 14-13 L 2-8 W 4-3 W 4-2 L 5-6 L 2-3 L 2-5 W 4-0 W 10-0 L 0-2 W 10-4 W 4-3 W 14-1 L 4-6
5/20 Indiana* 5/21 Ohio State* 5/21 Ohio State* *
L 11-12 L 3-11 L 1-8
Big Ten Conference game
1979
Dave Alexander, Head Coach 19-30 Overall • 6-12 Big Ten Home: 10-14 • Away: 6-10 • Neutral: 3-6 Chris Dietrick, MVP
3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/7 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/31 3/31 4/3 4/3 4/4 4/4 4/10 4/10 4/14 4/14 4/15 4/15 4/17 4/17 4/21 4/21 4/22 4/22 4/24 4/24 4/28 4/28 4/29
vs. Western Michigan ^ at Florida Southern vs. Michigan ^ vs. Western Michigan ^ vs. Michigan ^ vs. Michigan ^ vs. Western Michigan ^ at Florida Southern at Western Michigan ^ at Lewis at Lewis St. Francis St. Francis (18) Indiana State (18) Indiana State at Butler at Butler Northwestern* Northwestern* Iowa* Iowa* St. Joseph’s (Ind.) St. Joseph’s (Ind.) at Wisconsin* at Wisconsin* at Minnesota* at Minnesota* Butler Butler (24) Michigan State* (24) Michigan State* Michigan*
W 9-8 L 0-4 L 0-2 W 5-4 L 3-4 L 2-3 L 5-6 L 3-6 L 3-4 L 4-8 W 3-1 L 2-5 L 5-6 L 4-17 L 3-10 L 0-7 W 4-3 W 5-4 W 5-1 L 10-16 L 14-15 W 12-3 W 15-3 L 5-10 L 5-13 L 4-8 L 3-4 L 1-8 W 4-3 W 3-0 L 6-7 L 0-8
Mike Ledna was named team MVP in back-to-back seasons in 1980 and 1981.
4/29 5/6 5/6 5/8 5/8 5/9 5/9 5/11 5/11 5/15 5/15 5/16 5/16 5/19 5/19 5/20 5/20
Michigan* Illinois* Illinois* DePauw DePauw at Valparaiso at Valparaiso at Indiana Central $ at Indiana Central $ Miami (Ohio) Miami (Ohio) at Western Michigan at Western Michigan at Indiana* % at Indiana* % Ohio State* Ohio State*
L W L L L L W W W W W W L W L W L
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Big Ten Conference game Played in Lakeland, Fla. Played in Indianapolis, Ind. forfeit
5-9 3-2 3-13 1-6 1-2 2-6 3-0 9-0 9-0 5-4 7-3 5-0 1-7 8-3 0-1 5-4 4-7
1980
Dave Alexander, Head Coach 27-24 Overall • 7-9 Big Ten Home: 12-6 • Away: 11-10 • Neutral: 4-8 Mike Ledna, MVP
3/7 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/14 3/14 3/15 3/15 3/17 3/17 4/2 4/5 4/5 4/7 4/7 4/12 4/12 4/13 4/13 4/15 4/15 4/19 4/19 4/20 4/20 4/22 4/22 4/23 4/23 4/26 4/26 4/27 4/27 4/29 4/29 5/3 5/3 5/4 5/4 5/11 5/11 5/13 5/13 5/14 5/14 5/18 5/18
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vs. Western Michigan ^ vs. (13) Missouri ^ vs. (13) Missouri ^ vs. St. Leo ^ vs. Western Michigan ^ at Temple ^ vs. Michigan ^ at Florida Southern vs. Catholic ^ at Florida Southern vs. Mercer ^ vs. Mercer ^ vs. Mercer ^ vs. Mercer ^ at Indiana State Lewis Lewis Indiana Central Indiana Central Ball State Ball State at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) at St. Francis at St. Francis at Iowa* at Iowa* at Northwestern* at Northwestern* at DePauw at DePauw Valparaiso Valparaiso Minnesota* Minnesota* Wisconsin* Wisconsin* Butler Butler at (6) Michigan* at (6) Michigan* at Michigan State* at Michigan State* at Illinois* at Illinois* at Miami (Ohio) at Miami (Ohio) Western Michigan Western Michigan Indiana* Indiana*
L 4-11 W 8-6 L 0-2 L 3-4 L 0-3 L 8-12 L 4-7 W 2-1 W 3-0 L 2-3 L 1-11 L 2-6 W 13-7 W 7-5 L 2-8 L 6-7 L 2-3 W 6-2 W 5-0 W 7-3 W 3-2 W 7-5 W 5-0 W 9-0 W 7-4 L 3-4 L 2-10 W 4-0 W 9-7 W 3-2 L 0-1 W 7-3 W 8-6 L 2-6 L 5-13 W 15-13 L 3-6 W 9-0 W 5-0 L 2-5 L 3-4 L 5-8 W 8-1 L 3-6 W 8-3 L 2-4 W 7-4 L 9-10 W 5-2 W 7-4 W 3-2
1981
Dave Alexander, Head Coach 30-30-1 Overall • 8-6-1 Big Ten (East) Home: 17-7 • Away: 6-16-1 • Neutral: 7-7 Mike Ledna, MVP
3/6 3/6 3/7 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/10 3/11 3/11 3/12 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/15 3/24 3/25 3/25 3/27 3/27 3/28 3/28 4/1 4/1 4/2 4/2 4/4 4/4 4/5 4/5 4/7 4/7 4/8 4/8 4/11 4/11 4/12 4/14 4/15 4/15 4/18 4/18 4/19 4/19 4/21 4/21 4/25 4/25 4/26 4/26 4/28 5/2 5/2 5/3 5/3 5/12 5/12 5/16 5/17 5/17
vs. Buffalo % W at Eckerd L vs. Evansville ^ W vs. (30) Missouri ^ W vs. Western Michigan ^ L vs. (12) Eastern Michigan ^ W vs. Old Dominion ^ W vs. Old Dominion ^ L vs. (12) Eastern Michigan ^ W vs. North Carolina ^ L vs. Old Dominion ^ L at Florida Southern L at Florida Southern L at Florida Southern L vs. Yale ^ L vs. Yale ^ L Mercy W Notre Dame L Notre Dame W at Morehead State L at Morehead State L at Morehead State W at Morehead State L St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W Taylor L Taylor W at Lewis W at Lewis L St. Francis W St. Francis W at Ball State L at Ball State L at Indiana Central W at Indiana Central L at Indiana* T at Indiana* L at Indiana* W at Butler W St. Xavier L St. Xavier L Michigan State* W Michigan State* L Michigan State* W Michigan State* W DePauw W DePauw W Ohio State* W Ohio State* L Ohio State* W Ohio State* W Butler W at (8) Michigan* L at (8) Michigan* L at (8) Michigan* W at (8) Michigan* L Miami (Ohio) L Miami (Ohio) W vs. Minnesota # W at (8) Michigan # L vs. Minnesota # L
4-3 6-8 1-0 7-5 4-8 4-3 7-1 0-1 3-2 5-13 1-4 1-12 4-9 4-11 1-3 5-6 15-2 1-3 5-1 4-5 5-6 9-6 4-6 6-2 12-1 0-3 6-4 10-8 4-5 16-2 5-1 2-12 6-7 6-5 5-7 5-5 3-4 12-0 10-6 1-5 8-9 5-4 1-4 16-8 3-1 10-0 6-2 8-3 1-5 3-1 12-5 4-2 1-5 1-5 3-1 1-5 5-8 5-0 9-0 6-7 3-8
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Big Ten Conference game Played in St. Petersburg, Fla. Played in Lakeland, Fla. Big Ten Tournament (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Big Ten Conference game Played in Lakeland, Fla.
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