1979 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 4, 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	Game Status
1	0	-0.086	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UTEP 35–0
2	-1	-0.078	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisiana Tech 34–0
3	-2	-0.008	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western Carolina 31–6
4	-3	0.000	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Long Beach State 34–10
5	-4	0.062	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Colorado State 33–17
6	-5	0.078	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Southern Illinois 14–0
7	-6	0.109	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wichita State 23–13
8	-7	0.133	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Drake 19–12
9	-8	0.156	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UL Monroe 17–13
10	-9	0.164	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulsa 6–3
11	-10	0.298	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
12	-11	0.298	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
13	-12	0.298	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
14	-13	0.298	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
15	-14	0.298	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
16	-15	0.298	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
17	-16	0.298	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
18	-17	0.298	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
19	-18	0.298	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
20	-19	0.298	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
21	-20	0.298	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
22	-21	0.298	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
23	-22	0.298	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
24	-23	0.298	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
25	-24	0.298	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
26	-25	0.298	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
27	-26	0.298	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
28	-27	0.298	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
29	-28	0.298	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
30	-29	0.298	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
31	-30	0.298	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
32	-31	0.298	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
33	-32	0.298	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
34	-33	0.298	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
35	-34	0.298	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
36	-35	0.298	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
37	-36	0.298	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
38	-37	0.298	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
39	-38	0.298	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
40	-39	0.298	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
41	-40	0.298	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
42	-41	0.298	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
43	-42	0.298	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
44	-43	0.298	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
45	-44	0.298	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
46	-45	0.298	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
47	-46	0.298	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
48	-47	0.298	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
49	-48	0.298	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
50	-49	0.298	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
51	-50	0.298	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
52	-51	0.298	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
53	-52	0.298	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
54	-53	0.298	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
55	-54	0.298	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
56	-55	0.298	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
57	-56	0.298	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
58	-57	0.298	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
59	-58	0.298	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
60	-59	0.298	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
61	-60	0.298	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
62	-61	0.298	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
63	-62	0.298	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
64	-63	0.298	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
65	-64	0.298	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
66	-65	0.298	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
67	-66	0.298	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
68	-67	0.298	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
69	-68	0.298	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
70	-69	0.298	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
71	-70	0.298	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
72	-71	0.298	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
73	-72	0.298	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
74	-73	0.298	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
75	-74	0.298	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
76	-75	0.298	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
77	-76	0.298	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
78	-77	0.298	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
79	-78	0.298	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
80	-79	0.298	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
81	-80	0.298	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
82	-81	0.298	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
83	-82	0.298	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
84	-83	0.298	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
85	-84	0.298	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
86	-85	0.298	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
87	-86	0.298	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
88	-87	0.298	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
89	-88	0.298	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
90	-89	0.298	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
91	-90	0.298	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
92	-91	0.298	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
93	-92	0.298	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
94	-93	0.298	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
95	-94	0.298	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
96	-95	0.298	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
97	-96	0.298	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
98	-97	0.298	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
99	-98	0.298	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
100	-99	0.298	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
101	-100	0.298	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
102	-101	0.298	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
103	-102	0.298	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
104	-103	0.298	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
105	-104	0.298	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
106	-105	0.298	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
107	-106	0.298	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
108	-107	0.298	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
109	-108	0.298	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
110	-109	0.298	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
111	-110	0.298	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
112	-111	0.298	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
113	-112	0.298	UNLV	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
114	-113	0.298	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
115	-114	0.298	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
116	-115	0.298	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
117	-116	0.298	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
118	-117	0.298	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
119	-118	0.298	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
120	-119	0.298	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
121	-120	0.298	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
122	-121	0.298	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
123	-122	0.298	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
124	-123	0.298	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
125	-124	0.298	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
126	-125	0.298	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
127	-126	0.298	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
128	-127	0.298	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
129	-128	0.298	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
130	-129	0.462	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Mcneese State 3–6
131	-130	0.496	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Louisiana 13–17
132	-131	0.599	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Indiana State 12–19
133	-132	0.701	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to New Mexico State 13–23
134	-133	0.837	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to West Texas A&M 0–14
135	-134	0.905	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Arizona 17–33
136	-135	1.177	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Utah 10–34
137	-136	1.211	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to East Carolina 6–31
138	-137	1.518	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to New Mexico 0–34
139	-138	1.552	UTEP	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to North Texas 0–35
140	-139	2.091	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Michigan 21–7