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Louisiana

SLC · 1979 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
4th
1–4 in SLC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
54
1973–2026
All-Time Record
290–327–5
0.470 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 4
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 9 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 17–13
3Week 3 · Sep 11Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND MVC8–3L 7–17
4Week 4 · Sep 18Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5L 20–28
5Week 5 · Sep 25West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 19–10
6Week 6 · Oct 2Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC4–7W 13–9
7Week 7 · Oct 9Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC2–9L 0–17
8Week 8 · Oct 16Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA3–7L 7–10
9Week 9 · Oct 23Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC6–3–2L 17–21
10Week 10 · Oct 30CAL POLY-POMONAUnranked—W 31–9
12Week 12 · Nov 13Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC9–2L 10–24
13Week 13 · Nov 20Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC11–1L 6–10

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
4.685
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-18
-30+12
  • West Texas A&M +5
  • Arkansas State +4
  • UL Monroe +3
  • Mcneese State -1
  • Texas Arlington -2
  • Southern Illinois -3
  • Lamar -3
  • Tulsa -5
  • Pacific -7
  • Louisiana Tech -9

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 #97Better than 30%
Win % Place 96thBetter than 31%

0.364 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#97Regular Season Final#98Post-Season W2#98Post-Season W3#98Post-Season W4#97Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
-10
-8
+9
+4
-17
-3
-4
+22
-14
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#1211974#641975#171976#491977#1051978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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