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Minnesota

B10 · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
4–6–1
0.409 Win %
Conference
6th
3–5 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
735–545–42
0.572 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1904, 1911, 1927 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 17 · Top 10: 25 · Top 25: 43
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5W 24–10
4Week 4 · Sep 18Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–1L 17–21
5Week 5 · Sep 25USCH2HPAC11–0–1L 14–48
6Week 6 · Oct 2Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB101–10W 38–8
7Week 7 · Oct 9Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB1010–2W 31–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–4L 21–31
9Week 9 · Oct 23Iowa (IOWA)H2HB105–6W 24–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–8–1T 17–17
11Week 11 · Nov 6Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB108–4L 24–42
12Week 12 · Nov 13Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB105–6L 17–31
13Week 13 · Nov 20Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–7L 37–42

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
3.623
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-22+22
  • Purdue +10
  • Ohio +6
  • Iowa +5
  • Northwestern +1
  • USC 0
  • Illinois 0
  • Ohio State -1
  • Michigan -4
  • Indiana -4
  • Michigan State -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.

National Standing
Rank #77Better than 45%
Win % Place 92ndBetter than 34%

0.409 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78Regular Season Final#77Post-Season W2#76Post-Season W3#77Post-Season W4#77Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-4
-34
+30
+17
-10
+17
0
-18
-14
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#1001974#681975#621976#501977#861978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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