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Kent State

MAC · 1979 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
10th
1–8 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
232–478–5
0.328 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#15
1973
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11EASTERN KENTUCKYUnranked—L 14–17
4Week 4 · Sep 18AKRONUnranked—L 13–15
5Week 5 · Sep 25Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC6–5L 10–35
6Week 6 · Oct 2Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5L 13–43
7Week 7 · Oct 9Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–5W 18–13
8Week 8 · Oct 16Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC4–7L 17–28
9Week 9 · Oct 23Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–8–1L 10–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC10–0–1L 21–44
11Week 11 · Nov 6Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC5–5–1L 0–25
12Week 12 · Nov 13Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC6–5L 8–35
13Week 13 · Nov 20Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC7–3–1L 3–29

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
8.095
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-32
-38+6
  • Western Michigan +6
  • Central Michigan 0
  • Toledo -3
  • Ball State -5
  • Ohio -5
  • Northern Illinois -5
  • Miami (OH) -5
  • Bowling Green -7
  • Eastern Michigan -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 #138Better than 0%
Win % Place 131stBetter than 5%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#138Regular Season Final#138Post-Season W2#138Post-Season W3#138Post-Season W4#138Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
-2
-25
-30
+5
-11
-4
-23
-25
-27
-26

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

Final Rank by Season
#571974#901975#361976#621977#1041978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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