Florida State
FBSI · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Florida State head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | W 17–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H |  PAC | 6–6 | W 31–3 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 40–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 17–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 27–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H |  SEC | 3–8 | W 17–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 7–5 | W 24–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 26–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 27–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 66–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 0–10–1 | W 27–16 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 8 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 7–24 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- South Carolina +8
- LSU +7
- Southern Miss +6
- Arizona State +6
- Miami +5
- Virginia Tech +5
- Memphis +5
- Louisville +4
- Mississippi State +3
- Cincinnati +2
- Florida 0
- Oklahoma -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 Win % · Change -2
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.