Michigan State
B10 · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 2–8–1 | W 33–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 6–5 | W 41–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H |  MAC | 6–5 | W 24–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 3–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | L 7–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | L 29–38 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 10–2 | L 7–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | L 0–42 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 42–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 4–6–1 | W 31–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | L 23–33 |
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).
- Oregon +6
- Miami (OH) +6
- Minnesota +4
- Illinois +2
- Northwestern +1
- Ohio State -1
- Purdue -2
- Notre Dame -4
- Michigan -4
- Iowa -6
- Wisconsin -7
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.