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East Tennessee State

SOCON · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
3rd
2–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
3
1979–1981
All-Time Record
15–18
0.455 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#68
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 3 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11JAMES MADISONUnranked—W 31–0
4Week 4 · Sep 18Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC5–5–1L 14–21
5Week 5 · Sep 25EASTERN KENTUCKYUnranked—W 27–20
6Week 6 · Oct 2Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 28–24
7Week 7 · Oct 9Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1L 14–24
8Week 8 · Oct 16Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON9–2W 35–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANAUnranked—W 31–3
10Week 10 · Oct 30App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–8L 10–24
11Week 11 · Nov 6NORTH ALABAMAUnranked—W 27–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—W 52–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–5L 9–13

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
3.214
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-22+14
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +9
  • Furman +5
  • Virginia Military Institute -4
  • Northern Illinois -5
  • Western Carolina -5
  • App State -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 #68Better than 51%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#67Regular Season Final#66Post-Season W2#67Post-Season W3#68Post-Season W4#68Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
-7
+7
+4
-10
+35
+28
-14
+20
+38
-4

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

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