Iowa

B10 · 1979 Season · Final

Season

Struggling −

Record

5–6

0.455 Win %

Conference

5th

4–4 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

128

1899–2026

All-Time Record

683–557–34

0.549 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1900

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 29

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 7 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1

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

1979 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 11	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	8–4	L 26–30
4	Week 4 · Sep 18	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H	IND B8	11–1	L 6–21
5	Week 5 · Sep 25	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H	IND B8	10–2	L 21–24
6	Week 6 · Oct 2	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H	IND B8	3–8	W 30–14
7	Week 7 · Oct 9	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	2–8–1	W 13–7
8	Week 8 · Oct 16	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	1–10	W 58–6
9	Week 9 · Oct 23	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	4–6–1	L 7–24
10	Week 10 · Oct 30	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	4–7	W 24–13
11	Week 11 · Nov 6	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	10–2	L 14–20
12	Week 12 · Nov 13	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	11–1	L 7–34
13	Week 13 · Nov 20	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	5–6	W 33–23

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

3.490

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-1

-16+15

Michigan State +5
Wisconsin +4
Iowa State +3
Illinois +2
Northwestern +1
Oklahoma -1
Ohio State -1
Nebraska -2
Purdue -2
Indiana -4
Minnesota -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 #73Better than 47%

Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-4

-15

-3

+16

+52

-17

+11

-6

-27

+10

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.