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Central Michigan

MAC · 1979 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
10–0–1
0.955 Win %
Conference
1st
8–0 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
52
1975–2026
All-Time Record
315–270–11
0.538 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–5W 10–0
5Week 5 · Sep 25Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC4–7W 24–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC6–5W 19–18
7Week 7 · Oct 9Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5W 26–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC5–5–1W 31–11
9Week 9 · Oct 23Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC6–5W 31–30
10Week 10 · Oct 30Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC1–10W 44–21
11Week 11 · Nov 6Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC7–3–1T 7–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–8–1W 37–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 28–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–4–1W 34–32

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
1.116
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+45
0+45
  • Western Michigan +6
  • Miami (OH) +6
  • Ohio +6
  • Ball State +6
  • San José State +6
  • Northern Illinois +5
  • Bowling Green +4
  • Northwestern State +3
  • Eastern Michigan +2
  • Kent State +1
  • Toledo 0

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 #6Better than 96%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.955 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#5Regular Season Final#6Post-Season W2#6Post-Season W3#6Post-Season W4#6Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
+24
+1
+26
+20
+1
+23
0
+23
+28
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#371975#611976#151977#191978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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