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California

PAC · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–6
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
5–4 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–6W 17–9
4Week 4 · Sep 18Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5–1W 10–7
5Week 5 · Sep 25San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–4–1W 13–10
6Week 6 · Oct 2Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–4L 10–14
7Week 7 · Oct 9Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5L 14–19
8Week 8 · Oct 16Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC1–10W 45–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23UCLAH2HPAC5–6L 27–28
10Week 10 · Oct 30USCH2HPAC11–0–1L 14–24
11Week 11 · Nov 6Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC9–3L 24–28
12Week 12 · Nov 13Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 45–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–5–1W 21–14
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 18Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 17–28

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
2.921
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-20+27
  • Arizona State +6
  • Arizona +6
  • San José State +6
  • Stanford +5
  • Washington State +3
  • Oregon State +1
  • USC 0
  • Temple -2
  • Washington -3
  • Michigan -4
  • Oregon -5
  • 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 #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 70thBetter than 50%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42Regular Season Final#54Post-Season W2#53Post-Season W3#54Post-Season W4#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
+3
+3
-4
-5
+45
-1
-10
-4
+32
+7
-11

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

Final Rank by Season
#331974#221975#701976#471977#561978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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