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Houston

SWC · 1979 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
11–1
0.917 Win %
Conference
1st
7–1 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
78
1949–2026
All-Time Record
476–386–15
0.551 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
2011
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11UCLAH2HPAC5–6W 24–16
4Week 4 · Sep 18Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC0–10–1W 14–10
6Week 6 · Oct 2West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 49–10
7Week 7 · Oct 9Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC8–4W 13–10
8Week 8 · Oct 16Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC6–5W 17–14
9Week 9 · Oct 23SMUH2HIND SWC5–6W 37–10
10Week 10 · Oct 30Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2W 13–10
11Week 11 · Nov 6TCUH2HIND SWC2–8–1W 21–10
12Week 12 · Nov 13Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–3L 13–21
14Week 14 · Nov 27Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC3–6–2W 14–10
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC1–10W 63–0
18Final · Jan 8Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B810–2W 17–14

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
1.204
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+52
-3+55
  • Arkansas +10
  • Nebraska +10
  • Baylor +8
  • Texas A&M +6
  • UCLA +5
  • West Texas A&M +5
  • SMU +5
  • Texas Tech +3
  • TCU +2
  • Rice +1
  • Florida 0
  • Texas -3

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 #8Better than 95%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.917 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12Regular Season Final#11Post-Season W2#11Post-Season W3#11Post-Season W4#8Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
+4
+39
+3
+3
+27
+3
+11
-8
+4
+63
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#281974#1231975#91976#511977#111978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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