Mississippi State
SEC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 13–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 7–4 | L 14–35 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 0–10–1 | W 24–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | W 28–9 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 6–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H | IND SOCON | 1–10 | W 48–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | L 7–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 12–0 | L 7–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 8–3 | L 3–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 7–5 | L 3–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | L 9–14 |
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).
- Tennessee +7
- Marshall +1
- Florida 0
- Alabama 0
- Florida State -1
- Auburn -3
- Maryland -4
- Southern Miss -4
- LSU -5
- Memphis -6
- Ole Miss -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · Change -1
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.