1979 Findlay Oilers football team

1979 Findlay Oilers football
NAIA Division II champion
Hoosier–Buckeye co-champion
ConferenceHoosier–Buckeye Conference
Record10–1–1 (7–1 Hoosier–Buckeye)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Mohr (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDean Pees (1st season)
1979 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Findlay +^ 7 1 010 1 1
No. 10 Hanover + 7 1 07 2 0
No. 16 Anderson (IN) 6 2 07 2 0
Wilmington (OH) 5 3 05 4 0
Manchester (IN) 4 4 04 5 0
Bluffton 3 5 03 6 0
Defiance 3 5 03 6 0
Taylor 1 7 01 8 0
Earlham 0 8 00 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1979 Findlay Oilers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Findlay as a member of the Hoosier–Buckeye Conference during the 1979 NAIA Division II football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Dick Strahm, the Oilers compiled a 10–1–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 398 to 152, and won the NAIA national championship, defeating the Northwestern Red Raiders, 51–6, in the NAIA Championship Game.