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Long Beach State

PCAA · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–2 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
23
1969–1991
All-Time Record
129–126–2
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#26
1975
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 10 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–6L 10–34
4Week 4 · Sep 18BOISE STATEUnranked—W 9–7
6Week 6 · Oct 2Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC5–5–1W 9–3
7Week 7 · Oct 9Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–3–1L 28–51
8Week 8 · Oct 16Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC3–8W 17–14
9Week 9 · Oct 23Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 24–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–4–1L 42–53
11Week 11 · Nov 6Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA3–7W 17–15
12Week 12 · Nov 13BYUH2HIND WAC11–1L 17–31
13Week 13 · Nov 20Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC1–10W 16–10
14Week 14 · Nov 27CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 16–13

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
2.957
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-14+19
  • Northern Illinois +5
  • Fresno State +4
  • Drake +3
  • Pacific +3
  • CAL State Fullerton +3
  • Wichita State +1
  • BYU -1
  • Utah State -3
  • San José State -4
  • Utah -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 #57Better than 59%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#58Regular Season Final#55Post-Season W2#56Post-Season W3#57Post-Season W4#57Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-24
+2
+6
-23
+3
+10
-11
+2
-14
+6
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#721974#261975#431976#971977#1011978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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