Miami
FBSI · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Miami head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 24–12 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 23–40 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND SLC | 2–9 | W 6–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 | FLORIDA A&M | Unranked | — | L 13–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 8–3 | L 20–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 19–8 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | L 15–25 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 26–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 12–0 | L 0–30 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 15–40 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 0–10–1 | W 30–24 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Penn State +8
- Boston College +5
- Louisville +4
- Louisiana Tech +2
- Alabama 0
- Florida 0
- Florida State -1
- San Diego State -3
- Notre Dame -4
- Syracuse -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.