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Colorado State

WAC · 1979 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–7–1
0.375 Win %
Conference
6th
3–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5–1L 17–33
4Week 4 · Sep 18Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 3–36
5Week 5 · Sep 25Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–3–1L 0–24
6Week 6 · Oct 2Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–8W 20–16
7Week 7 · Oct 9Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–6L 16–21
8Week 8 · Oct 16UTEPH2HIND WAC2–9W 17–3
9Week 9 · Oct 23San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–3W 37–3
10Week 10 · Oct 30Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 20–6
11Week 11 · Nov 6BYUH2HIND WAC11–1L 7–30
12Week 12 · Nov 13New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–6L 9–24
13Week 13 · Nov 20UNLVH2HIND FBSI9–1–2T 21–21
14Week 14 · Nov 27Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC6–5L 10–24

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
4.357
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-28+16
  • San Diego State +8
  • Wyoming +4
  • UTEP +2
  • Air Force +2
  • UNLV 0
  • BYU -1
  • Arkansas -2
  • Utah State -3
  • Arizona -5
  • Hawai'i -5
  • Utah -6
  • New Mexico -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 #92Better than 34%
Win % Place 95thBetter than 31%

0.375 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#92Regular Season Final#92Post-Season W2#92Post-Season W3#92Post-Season W4#92Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-16
-33
-24
+4
-5
+14
+34
+14
-23
-15
0
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#811974#651975#771976#231977#851978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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