1979 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 20, 1979By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1979 Season Tags: • No Comments

1979 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.981	USC	PAC	9–0–1	0.950	7	+42	BYE
2	0	1.000	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+47	Beat Memphis 66–17
3	0	1.081	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–0	1.000	1	+42	Beat Iowa State 34–3
4	2	1.099	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+50	Beat Michigan 18–15
5	-1	1.113	BYU	IND WAC	10–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat Utah 27–0
6	4	1.150	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat Miami 30–0
7	-2	1.157	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	11–0	1.000	1	+50	Beat Louisiana 10–6
8	-1	1.189	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	9–0–1	0.950	7	+38	Beat Northwestern State 28–0
9	3	1.219	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	9	+40	Beat Texas A&M 22–10
10	-1	1.263	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	9	+40	Beat Army 40–0
11	2	1.278	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	12	+36	BYE
12	-1	1.301	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	12	+35	Beat TCU 35–10
13	3	1.346	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2	0.800	18	+35	Beat Notre Dame 16–10
14	1	1.416	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	9	+33	Beat Missouri 24–22
15	-7	1.582	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	12	+23	Lost to Harvard 7–22
16	7	1.619	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+24	Beat Virginia 13–7
17	0	1.648	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	8–3	0.727	24	+32	Lost to South Carolina 14–35
18	1	1.662	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–4	0.636	40	+30	Beat Duke 28–7
19	8	1.678	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+30	Beat Wake Forest 35–14
20	1	1.695	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+31	Beat Temple 22–7
21	4	1.785	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	16	+32	Beat Indiana 37–21
22	0	1.788	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	24	+29	Beat Washington State 17–7
23	-9	1.804	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+23	Lost to Penn State 7–22
24	4	1.855	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–2	0.800	18	+22	Beat Georgia 33–13
25	-7	1.881	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	24	+26	Lost to Ohio State 15–18
26	7	1.944	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	8–2	0.800	18	+22	Beat Lamar 47–37
27	-7	1.962	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	43	+24	Lost to Clemson 10–16
28	-4	1.989	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	29	+21	Beat Rice 45–14
29	2	2.013	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	16	+22	Beat Illinois State 42–31
30	0	2.055	UNLV	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	15	+17	Tied Colorado State 21–21
31	1	2.062	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	18	+23	Beat UTEP 42–20
32	3	2.142	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3–1	0.650	35	+18	Beat Weber State 34–10
33	1	2.148	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+14	BYE
34	7	2.247	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	43	+15	Beat West Virginia 42–7
35	5	2.251	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	35	+12	Beat North Texas 49–16
36	-10	2.270	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+13	Lost to Villanova 17–32
37	6	2.286	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–4	0.600	43	+13	Beat Louisville 28–7
38	6	2.549	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+12	Beat Kent State 29–3
39	-3	2.554	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–4	0.600	43	+5	Lost to North Carolina 7–13
40	-2	2.557	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+11	Lost to Texas Arlington 37–47
41	9	2.580	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	59	+10	Beat Stanford 21–14
42	3	2.603	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	43	+14	Beat Kansas State 42–15
43	9	2.634	LSU	SEC	6–4	0.600	43	+9	Beat Mississippi State 21–3
44	20	2.695	UCLA	PAC	5–5	0.500	67	+13	Beat Oregon 35–0
45	3	2.695	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	52	+10	Beat Arkansas State 14–6
46	-17	2.701	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–4	0.556	54	+10	Lost to Ole Miss 20–44
47	10	2.736	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	34	+4	Beat Columbia 31–14
48	-6	2.757	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	7–4	0.636	40	+9	Lost to Purdue 21–37
49	0	2.818	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	24	+5	BYE
50	-11	2.820	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	43	+8	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–24
51	2	2.848	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–4–1	0.550	57	+7	Beat Oregon State 42–18
52	9	2.851	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3–1	0.650	35	+3	Beat Santa Clara 23–14
53	5	2.883	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	24	+13	Beat New Mexico State 45–28
54	-3	2.952	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	67	+12	Lost to BYU 0–27
55	-18	2.974	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	59	+10	Lost to Boston College 10–27
56	23	2.982	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+2	Beat Cornell 26–14
57	19	3.075	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–4	0.600	43	+2	Beat Bowling Green 48–21
58	10	3.100	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4	0.600	43	+3	Beat Wichita State 16–10
59	-4	3.131	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	67	+1	Lost to Auburn 13–33
60	14	3.135	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	67	+6	Beat Drake 28–18
61	-15	3.142	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4–1	0.591	52	+2	Lost to Virginia Tech 20–27
62	-15	3.161	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	88	+7	Lost to Arkansas 10–22
63	9	3.163	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	+1	Beat Eastern Michigan 17–7
64	11	3.175	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	+1	Beat Cincinnati 27–14
65	-3	3.193	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	67	+5	Lost to Oklahoma 22–24
66	-10	3.263	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	40	-8	Lost to Western Carolina 9–13
67	13	3.294	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	Beat Northern Illinois 42–0
68	-9	3.317	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	54	+5	Lost to Princeton 14–26
69	14	3.349	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	Beat Virginia Military Institute 27–20
70	-3	3.414	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+2	Lost to Arizona State 7–42
71	-5	3.457	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	67	-3	Lost to California 14–21
72	10	3.474	SMU	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	67	0	Beat Texas Tech 35–10
73	-19	3.515	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–5–1	0.450	85	+1	Lost to Ball State 0–42
74	10	3.521	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+2	Beat Michigan State 33–23
75	14	3.528	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	85	+2	Beat Navy 24–14
76	-16	3.604	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	92	+1	Lost to Wisconsin 37–42
77	-14	3.615	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	67	-2	Lost to UCLA 0–35
78	8	3.665	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	67	-4	Beat Pennsylvania 20–6
79	-6	3.696	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	59	+2	Lost to Furman 44–45
80	1	3.731	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	59	-2	BYE
81	-12	3.741	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	-4	Lost to Iowa 23–33
82	3	3.768	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5	0.500	67	-10	Beat Florida 31–3
83	-5	3.769	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	88	+9	Lost to Alabama 0–30
84	9	3.849	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	59	-16	Beat East Tennessee State 13–9
85	-14	3.855	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–5–2	0.400	94	0	Lost to SMU 10–35
86	-21	3.901	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	57	-1	Lost to Delaware 16–24
87	-10	3.993	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	85	-2	Lost to Maryland 7–28
88	-18	3.997	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	88	-9	Lost to Wyoming 13–21
89	2	4.087	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–6–1	0.409	92	-4	Tied UNLV 21–21
90	-3	4.236	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	-10	Lost to East Carolina 16–49
91	-1	4.267	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	78	-8	BYE
92	11	4.390	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+4	Beat Citadel 45–44
93	8	4.487	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	99	-10	Beat Minnesota 42–37
94	1	4.588	TCU	IND SWC	2–7–1	0.250	119	-8	Lost to Texas 10–35
95	-3	4.594	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–7	0.300	107	-14	Lost to LSU 3–21
96	-2	4.644	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	99	-14	Lost to Ohio 21–48
97	1	4.698	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	94	-7	BYE
98	8	4.703	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	104	-10	Beat Syracuse 27–10
99	-2	4.794	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	99	-17	Lost to Mcneese State 6–10
100	-12	4.841	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	107	-11	Lost to Colorado 17–31
101	13	4.844	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	67	-6	Beat Rutgers 32–17
102	0	4.884	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	88	-2	BYE
103	6	4.910	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	99	-18	Beat Hawai'i 21–13
104	9	4.925	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–7	0.300	107	-18	Beat Tennessee 44–20
105	-9	4.987	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	99	-21	Lost to Southern Miss 6–14
106	4	5.053	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	114	-21	Beat Marshall 45–7
107	-8	5.190	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	107	-18	Lost to Oklahoma State 15–42
108	3	5.195	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	94	-14	Beat Richmond 24–10
109	-5	5.228	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–7–1	0.250	119	-19	Lost to NC State 7–28
110	-5	5.236	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	114	-20	Lost to Washington 7–17
111	-11	5.286	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	94	-20	Lost to Florida State 17–66
112	-5	5.420	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	124	-19	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–27
113	-5	5.459	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	107	-18	Lost to Nebraska 3–34
114	-2	5.656	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	104	0	Lost to Central Michigan 0–28
115	4	5.723	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	3–5–2	0.400	94	-15	Beat Rhode Island 10–9
116	17	5.731	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	104	-6	Beat Yale 22–7
117	0	5.935	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	119	-20	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–40
118	0	5.979	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	122	-27	Beat Northwestern 29–13
119	1	6.009	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	124	-24	Beat Kansas 31–17
120	-4	6.270	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	114	-28	Lost to West Texas A&M 18–28
121	0	6.378	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	107	-25	BYE
122	4	6.487	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	2–9	0.182	126	-30	Beat UL Monroe 13–10
123	11	6.545	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	107	-18	Beat Idaho State 42–7
124	-9	6.565	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	114	-17	Lost to Louisiana Tech 10–13
125	-1	6.660	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	126	-35	Lost to Southern Illinois 28–45
126	-3	6.675	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	131	-24	Lost to Baylor 14–45
127	-2	6.832	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	126	-35	Lost to San Diego State 20–42
128	-1	6.857	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	114	-16	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 31–42
129	1	7.181	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8–1	0.227	122	-31	Lost to Western Michigan 7–17
130	-1	7.196	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–9	0.100	131	-35	Lost to Arizona 18–42
131	-9	7.241	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–9	0.100	131	-35	Lost to Air Force 29–30
132	3	7.295	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	134	-41	Lost to Long Beach State 10–16
133	-5	7.305	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–8–1	0.056	138	-29	Lost to Kentucky 3–31
134	-3	7.455	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	134	-44	Lost to App State 7–45
135	1	7.741	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	130	-26	Lost to Brown 14–31
136	2	7.746	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	126	-48	Beat Vanderbilt 30–29
137	-5	7.772	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–10	0.091	134	-43	Lost to Illinois 13–29
138	-1	8.242	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–10	0.091	134	-31	Lost to Toledo 3–29
139	0	9.513	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	139	-63	Lost to William & Mary 10–24
140	0	9.663	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	139	-30	Lost to Dartmouth 6–20