Colorado
B8 · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colorado head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 6–5 | L 19–33 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 7–5 | L 0–44 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Drake (DRAKE)H2H | IND MVC | 3–8 | L 9–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | W 17–16 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 24–49 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 7–5 | L 7–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 10–2 | L 10–38 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | L 10–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 7–4 | L 20–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 31–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 21–6 |
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).
- Indiana +8
- Kansas +3
- Kansas State +3
- Oklahoma -1
- Nebraska -2
- Oklahoma State -4
- Oregon -5
- LSU -5
- Missouri -5
- Drake -8
- Iowa State -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · No change
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.