Navy
FBSI · 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 · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Navy head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–5 | W 26–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6–2 | W 21–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 2–8–1 | W 13–12 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 13–9 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 24–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 6–5 | W 17–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 7–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 0–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | L 14–30 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | L 14–24 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–8–1 | W 31–7 |
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).
- Citadel +6
- Virginia +6
- William & Mary +4
- UConn +3
- Illinois +2
- Air Force +2
- Army +2
- Pittsburgh -1
- Notre Dame -4
- Syracuse -5
- Georgia Tech -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 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.