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WAC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare BYU head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 18–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 | WEBER STATE | Unranked | — | W 48–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 31–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 38–15 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 7–3–1 | W 48–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H | IND WAC | 4–8 | W 54–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 6–6 | W 59–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7–1 | W 30–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 7–4 | W 31–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 6–6 | W 27–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 8–3 | W 63–14 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 25 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | L 37–38 |
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).
- San Diego State +8
- Utah State +7
- Long Beach State +7
- Texas A&M +6
- Hawai'i +6
- New Mexico +6
- Utah +6
- Wyoming +4
- Colorado State +4
- UTEP +2
- Indiana -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 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.