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FBS Independents

1979 Season · 33 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
72.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.907
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1979 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)11–10.91731.027Developing ＋+61
2Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)11–10.91791.273Developing+50
3Penn State (PENN STATE)8–40.667131.517Developing+41
4Temple (TEMPLE)10–20.833141.540Developing −+37
5South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)8–40.667201.676Developing −+35
6Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–40.636251.926Rebuilding ＋+28
7UNLV9–1–20.833292.023Rebuilding ＋+20
8Tulane (TULANE)9–30.750312.117Rebuilding+19
9East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)7–3–10.682322.128Rebuilding+14
10Rutgers (RUTGERS)8–30.727332.135Rebuilding+18
11Syracuse (SYRACUSE)7–50.583382.386Rebuilding+21
12Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)6–4–10.591462.681Rebuilding −+9
13Navy (NAVY)7–40.636482.747Struggling ＋+9
14West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)5–60.455703.404Struggling+2
15Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)5–60.455743.516Struggling −-3
16Miami (MIAMI)5–60.455823.749Struggling −+6
17Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)5–60.455843.838Failing ＋-7
18Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)4–6–10.409853.870Failing ＋-5
19Colgate (COLGATE)5–4–10.550873.884Failing ＋-1
20Louisville (LOUISVILLE)4–6–10.409904.077Failing ＋-7
21North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)5–60.455914.211Failing ＋-11
22Memphis (MEMPHIS)5–60.455984.693Failing-20
23Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)5–60.455994.697Failing-6
24Villanova (VILLANOVA)5–60.4551014.876Failing-7
25William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)4–70.3641085.277Failing −-18
26Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)3–60.3331145.605Failing −-1
27Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)2–90.1821175.807Rock Bottom-28
28Army (ARMY)2–8–10.2271185.812Rock Bottom-26
29UConn (CONNECTICUT)3–6–20.3641196.038Rock Bottom-22
30UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)3–80.2731226.368Rock Bottom-17
31Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)3–80.2731276.665Rock Bottom-16
32Air Force (AIR FORCE)2–90.1821367.668Rock Bottom-51
33Richmond (RICHMOND)0–110.0001409.699Rock Bottom-69

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
13875111148PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #6Pittsburgh — PS 2: #5Pittsburgh — PS 3: #5Pittsburgh — PS 4: #2Pittsburgh — Final: #3Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #8Florida State — PS 2: #7Florida State — PS 3: #7Florida State — PS 4: #7Florida State — Final: #9Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #21Penn State — PS 2: #21Penn State — PS 3: #15Penn State — PS 4: #13Penn State — Final: #13TempleTemple — RS Final: #18Temple — PS 2: #17Temple — PS 3: #16Temple — PS 4: #16Temple — Final: #14South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #13South Carolina — PS 2: #12South Carolina — PS 3: #13South Carolina — PS 4: #19South Carolina — Final: #20Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #23Notre Dame — PS 2: #23Notre Dame — PS 3: #23Notre Dame — PS 4: #25Notre Dame — Final: #25UNLVUNLV — RS Final: #30UNLV — PS 2: #30UNLV — PS 3: #29UNLV — PS 4: #30UNLV — Final: #29TulaneTulane — RS Final: #29Tulane — PS 2: #28Tulane — PS 3: #31Tulane — PS 4: #31Tulane — Final: #31East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #32East Carolina — PS 2: #32East Carolina — PS 3: #32East Carolina — PS 4: #32East Carolina — Final: #32RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #31Rutgers — PS 2: #31Rutgers — PS 3: #30Rutgers — PS 4: #33Rutgers — Final: #33SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #51Syracuse — PS 2: #38Syracuse — PS 3: #39Syracuse — PS 4: #38Syracuse — Final: #38Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #44Southern Miss — PS 2: #43Southern Miss — PS 3: #46Southern Miss — PS 4: #46Southern Miss — Final: #46NavyNavy — RS Final: #46Navy — PS 2: #46Navy — PS 3: #48Navy — PS 4: #48Navy — Final: #48West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #73West Virginia — PS 2: #73West Virginia — PS 3: #71West Virginia — PS 4: #71West Virginia — Final: #70Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #72Virginia Tech — PS 2: #72Virginia Tech — PS 3: #73Virginia Tech — PS 4: #74Virginia Tech — Final: #74MiamiMiami — RS Final: #84Miami — PS 2: #82Miami — PS 3: #82Miami — PS 4: #82Miami — Final: #82Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #85Boston College — PS 2: #85Boston College — PS 3: #85Boston College — PS 4: #84Boston College — Final: #84Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — RS Final: #83Georgia Tech — PS 2: #84Georgia Tech — PS 3: #84Georgia Tech — PS 4: #85Georgia Tech — Final: #85ColgateColgate — RS Final: #86Colgate — PS 2: #86Colgate — PS 3: #86Colgate — PS 4: #87Colgate — Final: #87COLouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #90Louisville — PS 2: #90Louisville — PS 3: #90Louisville — PS 4: #90Louisville — Final: #90North TexasNorth Texas — RS Final: #91North Texas — PS 2: #91North Texas — PS 3: #91North Texas — PS 4: #91North Texas — Final: #91MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #98Memphis — PS 2: #97Memphis — PS 3: #97Memphis — PS 4: #97Memphis — Final: #98Holy CrossHoly Cross — RS Final: #99Holy Cross — PS 2: #99Holy Cross — PS 3: #99Holy Cross — PS 4: #99Holy Cross — Final: #99VillanovaVillanova — RS Final: #101Villanova — PS 2: #101Villanova — PS 3: #101Villanova — PS 4: #101Villanova — Final: #101William & MaryWilliam & Mary — RS Final: #109William & Mary — PS 2: #109William & Mary — PS 3: #109William & Mary — PS 4: #109William & Mary — Final: #108Northwestern StateNorthwestern State — RS Final: #114Northwestern State — PS 2: #114Northwestern State — PS 3: #114Northwestern State — PS 4: #114Northwestern State — Final: #114CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #117Cincinnati — PS 2: #117Cincinnati — PS 3: #117Cincinnati — PS 4: #117Cincinnati — Final: #117ArmyArmy — RS Final: #118Army — PS 2: #118Army — PS 3: #118Army — PS 4: #118Army — Final: #118UConnUConn — RS Final: #119UConn — PS 2: #119UConn — PS 3: #119UConn — PS 4: #119UConn — Final: #119UL MonroeUL Monroe — RS Final: #122UL Monroe — PS 2: #122UL Monroe — PS 3: #122UL Monroe — PS 4: #122UL Monroe — Final: #122Illinois StateIllinois State — RS Final: #126Illinois State — PS 2: #126Illinois State — PS 3: #126Illinois State — PS 4: #127Illinois State — Final: #127Air ForceAir Force — RS Final: #135Air Force — PS 2: #136Air Force — PS 3: #136Air Force — PS 4: #136Air Force — Final: #136RichmondRichmond — RS Final: #140Richmond — PS 2: #140Richmond — PS 3: #140Richmond — PS 4: #140Richmond — Final: #140RS FinalPS 2PS 3PS 4Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
3.907
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Pittsburgh
+61
Florida State
+50
Penn State
+41
Temple
+37
South Carolina
+35
Notre Dame
+28
Syracuse
+21
UNLV
+20
Tulane
+19
Rutgers
+18
East Carolina
+14
Southern Miss
+9
Navy
+9
Miami
+6
West Virginia
+2
Colgate
-1
Northwestern State
-1
Virginia Tech
-3
Georgia Tech
-5
Holy Cross
-6
Boston College
-7
Louisville
-7
Villanova
-7
North Texas
-11
Illinois State
-16
UL Monroe
-17
William & Mary
-18
Memphis
-20
UConn
-22
Army
-26
Cincinnati
-28
Air Force
-51
Richmond
-69

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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