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Arizona State

PAC · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–6
0.500 Win %
Conference
6th
3–4 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
613–390–18
0.609 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1963, 1986
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arizona State head-to-head · History & Eras

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6L 9–17
4Week 4 · Sep 18Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 3–31
5Week 5 · Sep 25Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC7–3–1W 49–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC1–10W 45–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC9–3W 12–7
9Week 9 · Oct 23Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 28–17
10Week 10 · Oct 30Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–3–1W 28–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–5–1L 21–28
12Week 12 · Nov 13UCLAH2HPAC5–6L 28–31
13Week 13 · Nov 20West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 42–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5–1L 24–27
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC6–5L 17–29

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.044
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-28+32
  • Washington +9
  • Toledo +7
  • Utah State +7
  • West Virginia +5
  • Washington State +3
  • Oregon State +1
  • Florida State -1
  • Stanford -5
  • Arizona -5
  • Hawai'i -5
  • California -6
  • UCLA -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #60Better than 57%
Win % Place 70thBetter than 50%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#60Regular Season Final#60Post-Season W2#60Post-Season W3#60Post-Season W4#60Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-8
-28
+49
+45
+5
+11
+14
-7
-3
+35
-3
-12

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#521974#61975#991976#341977#241978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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