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NC State

ACC · 1979 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–1 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1W 34–20
4Week 4 · Sep 18Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC6–5W 31–27
5Week 5 · Sep 25West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 38–14
6Week 6 · Oct 2Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC8–4W 17–14
7Week 7 · Oct 9Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–3L 31–44
8Week 8 · Oct 16Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC7–4W 7–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–3–1L 21–35
10Week 10 · Oct 30Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC8–4W 16–13
11Week 11 · Nov 6South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 28–30
12Week 12 · Nov 13Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 7–9
13Week 13 · Nov 20Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–8–1W 28–7

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.719
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+29
-14+43
  • Wake Forest +8
  • Clemson +8
  • East Carolina +7
  • Maryland +7
  • Virginia +6
  • West Virginia +5
  • Duke +2
  • Auburn -3
  • North Carolina -3
  • South Carolina -4
  • Penn State -4

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 #22Better than 85%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19Regular Season Final#19Post-Season W2#20Post-Season W3#22Post-Season W4#22Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+4
+24
+3
-13
+7
-14
+3
-2
-2
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#121974#321975#961976#281977#181978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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