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Florida

SEC · 1979 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
0–10–1
0.045 Win %
Conference
10th
0–6 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1904–2026
All-Time Record
748–454–37
0.619 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1984, 1996, 2006 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 13 · Top 10: 20 · Top 25: 44
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 24 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC11–1L 10–14
5Week 5 · Sep 25Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1T 7–7
6Week 6 · Oct 2Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC3–8L 10–24
7Week 7 · Oct 9LSUH2HSEC7–5L 3–20
8Week 8 · Oct 16Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC12–0L 0–40
10Week 10 · Oct 30Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5L 10–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–3L 13–19
12Week 12 · Nov 13Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC6–5L 10–33
13Week 13 · Nov 20Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–6L 3–31
14Week 14 · Nov 27Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 16–27
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 24–30

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
7.182
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-40
-40+0
  • Georgia Tech 0
  • Alabama 0
  • Houston -1
  • Florida State -1
  • Auburn -3
  • LSU -5
  • Tulsa -5
  • Georgia -5
  • Kentucky -6
  • Miami -6
  • Mississippi 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 #132Better than 4%
Win % Place 138thBetter than 0%

0.045 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#132Regular Season Final#132Post-Season W2#132Post-Season W3#132Post-Season W4#132Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
0
-14
-17
-40
-10
-6
-23
-28
-11
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#171974#241975#231976#521977#771978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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