Auburn
SEC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Auburn head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 26–18 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | W 31–9 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | L 17–35 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 7–4 | W 44–31 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 1–10 | W 52–35 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 38–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 8–4 | L 38–42 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 0–10–1 | W 19–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 14–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 6–5 | W 33–13 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 12–0 | L 18–25 |
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).
- NC State +7
- Southern Miss +6
- Georgia +6
- Georgia Tech +4
- Kansas State +3
- Mississippi State +3
- Vanderbilt +1
- Florida 0
- Alabama 0
- Wake Forest -4
- Tennessee -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.727 Win % · No change
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.