1979 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 18, 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	72	0.570	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rutgers 45–10
2	58	0.624	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Bowling Green 38–10
3	5	0.624	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
4	11	0.737	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Minnesota 21–17
5	30	0.753	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Clemson 19–0
6	63	0.788	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat East Tennessee State 21–14
7	59	0.811	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Memphis 38–34
8	-3	0.811	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Utah 41–7
9	62	0.827	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Michigan 12–10
10	17	0.948	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oregon State 42–5
11	-8	0.975	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wichita State 16–6
12	11	0.987	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oregon 41–17
13	8	0.999	SMU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat TCU 27–7
14	23	1.026	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arizona State 31–3
15	-11	1.030	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Virginia 31–27
16	15	1.041	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Arizona 10–7
17	12	1.057	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas A&M 17–7
18	18	1.092	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Richmond 17–7
19	13	1.100	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida 14–10
20	44	1.108	LSU	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado 44–0
21	24	1.194	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado State 36–3
22	-5	1.233	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Drake 43–21
23	33	1.248	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat East Carolina 28–14
24	-12	1.264	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
25	50	1.264	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas 24–0
26	42	1.287	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah State 35–14
27	-20	1.303	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Illinois 14–6
28	39	1.303	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Citadel 26–7
29	5	1.315	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 44–13
30	16	1.326	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 26–10
31	41	1.334	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa 21–6
32	12	1.344	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat West Texas A&M 21–0
33	-19	1.354	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kentucky 15–14
34	-32	1.354	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 10–12
35	30	1.357	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisville 24–12
36	43	1.357	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 28–16
37	-7	1.373	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
38	9	1.389	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas State 26–18
39	1	1.412	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat App State 41–32
40	-7	1.420	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Georgia 22–21
41	-28	1.594	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Western Illinois 17–14
42	60	1.609	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	54	+2	Beat New Mexico 17–7
43	-18	1.619	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Ohio State 17–21
44	-6	1.646	BYU	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Weber State 48–3
45	51	1.692	UCLA	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat Purdue 31–21
46	62	1.709	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 24–7
47	-6	1.723	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Beat Texas Arlington 19–14
48	-28	1.724	UNLV	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Nevada 26–21
49	-25	1.744	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Lost to California 7–10
50	60	1.840	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Beat Tulane 21–17
51	-2	1.858	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
52	0	1.858	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
53	1	1.858	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
54	1	1.858	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
55	4	1.858	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
56	18	1.858	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
57	19	1.858	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
58	22	1.858	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
59	24	1.858	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	132	0	BYE
60	-32	1.914	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Lost to Washington 7–41
61	24	2.077	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	+1	Beat Louisiana 28–20
62	42	2.114	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Montana State 22–20
63	7	2.153	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stephen F. Austin 27–21
64	-58	2.154	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to NC State 27–31
65	-23	2.210	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	87	+2	Lost to Duke 14–28
66	23	2.259	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Cincinnati 24–6
67	26	2.312	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Colgate 28–15
68	-67	2.322	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	+1	Lost to Iowa State 10–38
69	-51	2.385	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Maryland 0–19
70	14	2.391	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	87	+2	Lost to Temple 21–43
71	-32	2.417	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Ole Miss 34–38
72	-14	2.462	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Wake Forest 21–22
73	-10	2.462	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–15
74	-65	2.477	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Penn State 10–45
75	-49	2.495	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Michigan State 17–41
76	48	2.507	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Western Michigan 24–7
77	40	2.520	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat West Virginia 24–14
78	-62	2.555	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Rice 17–21
79	-22	2.565	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Houston 10–14
80	-70	2.573	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Lost to Texas Tech 7–17
81	7	2.616	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Baylor 7–17
82	-63	2.630	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to UCLA 21–31
83	-61	2.645	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Western Carolina 0–24
84	2	2.650	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Miami 12–24
85	9	2.701	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 32–41
86	-24	2.701	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Auburn 18–26
87	4	2.752	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Oklahoma 6–21
88	-40	2.837	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Tennessee 16–28
89	17	2.854	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Missouri 6–14
90	-37	2.973	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Army 10–26
91	31	2.999	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Beat UTEP 14–13
92	0	3.023	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Massachusetts 35–7
93	6	3.025	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–21
94	1	3.041	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Florida State 3–31
95	3	3.083	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Western Kentucky 58–27
96	-53	3.101	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	87	+1	Lost to Mcneese State 0–21
97	-19	3.109	TCU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to SMU 7–27
98	36	3.120	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Beat Marshall 24–0
99	13	3.143	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	95	0	BYE
100	-19	3.143	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1–1	0.250	93	0	Lost to Nebraska 14–35
101	-90	3.157	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Lost to North Texas 14–19
102	17	3.245	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	95	0	BYE
103	-42	3.245	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–24
104	10	3.270	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Air Force 38–0
105	-4	3.317	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 20–7
106	29	3.380	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Arkansas State 18–17
107	0	3.416	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Ball State 31–14
108	17	3.450	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	95	0	BYE
109	7	3.482	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat San José State 45–29
110	-28	3.484	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	95	0	Lost to Indiana 13–44
111	10	3.504	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	46	-1	Beat Tennessee State 18–16
112	19	3.761	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Wyoming 27–22
113	15	3.814	UTEP	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Lost to New Mexico State 13–14
114	13	3.817	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	1–2	0.333	87	-1	Lost to Tulsa 20–28
115	18	3.892	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Oklahoma State 6–16
116	-13	4.060	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Montana 34–14
117	-8	4.167	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Lost to UL Monroe 17–18
118	2	4.304	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	54	-1	Beat Boise State 9–7
119	-22	4.692	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to South Carolina 7–24
120	-5	4.777	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Syracuse 14–24
121	-16	4.794	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Arkansas 3–36
122	7	4.828	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 7–24
123	-12	4.913	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to USC 5–42
124	-6	4.931	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Toledo 14–31
125	1	4.931	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–17
126	4	4.931	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Northwestern 22–27
127	10	4.984	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	54	-2	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 31–17
128	-28	5.220	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to LSU 0–44
129	3	5.419	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	87	-2	Lost to Ohio 7–20
130	-40	5.628	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	95	-1	BYE
131	8	5.723	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	54	0	Beat Fort Hays State 35–7
132	-45	6.071	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	95	-1	BYE
133	-82	6.479	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	95	-1	Lost to William & Mary 15–28
134	-57	6.582	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1–1	0.250	93	-1	Lost to Stanford 29–45
135	-85	6.650	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Southern Miss 6–24
136	0	6.701	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	95	-2	Lost to Wisconsin 0–38
137	3	7.654	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Navy 7–26
138	-25	9.475	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to Presbyterian 10–17
139	-16	9.628	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	95	-1	Lost to NEW Hampshire 17–26
140	-2	12.045	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–2	0.000	95	0	Lost to Akron 13–15