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Louisiana Tech

SLC · 1979 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
6th
1–4 in SLC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
46
1975–2026
All-Time Record
267–261–7
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 10 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–6L 0–34
4Week 4 · Sep 18Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 7–24
5Week 5 · Sep 25Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC6–3–2L 7–19
6Week 6 · Oct 2Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 0–6
7Week 7 · Oct 9Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC4–7W 17–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC4–7L 7–14
9Week 9 · Oct 23Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–6L 21–25
10Week 10 · Oct 30Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC9–2L 16–30
11Week 11 · Nov 6North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 17–19
12Week 12 · Nov 13Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC11–1L 7–41
13Week 13 · Nov 20UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 13–10

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
6.322
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-32
-39+7
  • Louisiana +4
  • UL Monroe +3
  • Mcneese State -1
  • Tennessee Chattanooga -2
  • Texas Arlington -2
  • Lamar -3
  • New Mexico -6
  • Miami -6
  • Northwestern State -6
  • North Texas -6
  • Arkansas State -7

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 #121Better than 12%
Win % Place 125thBetter than 9%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#121Regular Season Final#121Post-Season W2#121Post-Season W3#121Post-Season W4#121Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-34
-17
-12
-6
+17
-7
-4
-14
-2
-34
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#251975#511976#91977#451978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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