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Holy Cross

FBSI · 1979 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
53
1899–1981
All-Time Record
264–233–27
0.530 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1938
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 8
  • Divisional Era · 25 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 0–28
4Week 4 · Sep 18NEW HAMPSHIREUnranked—L 17–26
5Week 5 · Sep 25RHODE ISLANDUnranked—W 35–6
7Week 7 · Oct 9Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY4–4–1W 13–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 16–17
9Week 9 · Oct 23Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 14–29
10Week 10 · Oct 30Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY6–3W 14–7
11Week 11 · Nov 6BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—L 7–16
12Week 12 · Nov 13MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—W 20–18
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI3–6–2W 28–12
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 10–13

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
4.697
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-19+13
  • Brown +6
  • Dartmouth +4
  • UConn +3
  • Rutgers -3
  • Colgate -4
  • Villanova -6
  • Boston College -6

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 #99Better than 28%
Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#99Regular Season Final#99Post-Season W2#99Post-Season W3#99Post-Season W4#99Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-28
-9
+29
+6
-1
-15
+7
-9
+2
+16
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#741974#1371975#1251976#1441977#691978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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