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UConn

FBSI · 1979 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–6–2
0.364 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
28
1979–2026
All-Time Record
133–184–2
0.420 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#30
2007
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 24 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 1 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI2–8–1L 10–26
5Week 5 · Sep 25Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 10–21
6Week 6 · Oct 2Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY8–1L 17–24
7Week 7 · Oct 9NEW HAMPSHIREUnranked—T 3–3
8Week 8 · Oct 16Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 14–26
9Week 9 · Oct 23MAINEUnranked—W 19–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—W 24–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1T 13–13
12Week 12 · Nov 13BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—L 12–16
13Week 13 · Nov 20RHODE ISLANDUnranked—W 10–9
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 12–28

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
6.038
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-22
-22+0
  • Virginia Military Institute 0
  • Yale -1
  • Rutgers -3
  • Navy -4
  • Holy Cross -6
  • Army -8

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 #119Better than 14%
Win % Place 96thBetter than 31%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#119Regular Season Final#119Post-Season W2#119Post-Season W3#119Post-Season W4#119Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-16
-11
-7
0
-12
+12
+24
0
-4
+1
-16

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

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