Alabama
SEC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 18 Top 10 · 4× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 17 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Alabama head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 30–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | W 45–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 1–10 | W 66–3 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 1–10 | W 38–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 0–10–1 | W 40–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | W 27–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 31–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 24–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 7–5 | W 3–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 30–0 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 8–3 | W 25–18 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 8 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | W 24–9 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Arkansas +10
- Baylor +8
- Auburn +8
- Tennessee +7
- LSU +7
- Virginia Tech +5
- Miami +5
- Georgia Tech +4
- Mississippi State +3
- Vanderbilt +1
- Wichita State +1
- Florida 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
1.000 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.