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Citadel

SOCON · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1909–1981
All-Time Record
284–304–21
0.484 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#23
1916
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11PRESBYTERIANUnranked—L 13–21
4Week 4 · Sep 18Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 7–26
5Week 5 · Sep 25Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC1–10W 27–14
6Week 6 · Oct 2App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–8W 24–23
7Week 7 · Oct 9Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–5W 21–19
8Week 8 · Oct 16East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1L 7–49
9Week 9 · Oct 23Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1W 37–6
10Week 10 · Oct 30WOFFORDUnranked—W 49–30
11Week 11 · Nov 6Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON1–10W 17–16
12Week 12 · Nov 13Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 7–28
13Week 13 · Nov 20Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 44–45

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
3.625
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-15+17
  • Western Carolina +6
  • Virginia Military Institute +6
  • App State +3
  • Vanderbilt +1
  • Marshall +1
  • Tennessee Chattanooga -2
  • East Carolina -3
  • Navy -4
  • Furman -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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#77Regular Season Final#78Post-Season W2#77Post-Season W3#78Post-Season W4#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-8
-19
+13
+1
+2
-42
+31
+19
+1
-21
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#1051974#751975#691976#951977#901978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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