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Baylor

SWC · 1979 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
633–606–41
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC6–3–2W 20–7
4Week 4 · Sep 18Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC6–5W 17–7
5Week 5 · Sep 25Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC12–0L 0–45
6Week 6 · Oct 2Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC3–6–2W 27–17
7Week 7 · Oct 9Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC11–1L 10–13
8Week 8 · Oct 16SMUH2HIND SWC5–6W 24–21
9Week 9 · Oct 23Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI2–8–1W 55–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30TCUH2HIND SWC2–8–1W 16–3
12Week 12 · Nov 13Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 20–29
13Week 13 · Nov 20Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC1–10W 45–14
14Week 14 · Nov 27Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–3L 0–13
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC8–4W 24–18

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
1.905
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
-6+33
  • Clemson +8
  • Lamar +6
  • Texas A&M +6
  • SMU +5
  • Texas Tech +3
  • Army +2
  • TCU +2
  • Rice +1
  • Alabama 0
  • Houston -1
  • Arkansas -2
  • Texas -3

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 #24Better than 83%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W2#33Post-Season W3#24Post-Season W4#24Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+10
-45
+10
-3
+3
+55
+13
-9
+31
-13
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#241974#931975#321976#681977#961978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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