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North Texas

FBSI · 1979 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
62
1953–2026
All-Time Record
303–376–11
0.447 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2025
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 7
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 4 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 3 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4UTEPH2HIND WAC2–9W 35–0
3Week 3 · Sep 11Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B87–4L 7–25
4Week 4 · Sep 18Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC9–2W 19–14
5Week 5 · Sep 25SMUH2HIND SWC5–6L 9–20
6Week 6 · Oct 2Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B83–8L 18–37
7Week 7 · Oct 9Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 10–30
8Week 8 · Oct 16New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC2–9W 21–7
9Week 9 · Oct 23West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 28–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 0–22
11Week 11 · Nov 6Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC2–9W 19–17
13Week 13 · Nov 20East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1L 16–49

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
4.211
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-31+20
  • Texas Arlington +9
  • West Texas A&M +5
  • UTEP +2
  • New Mexico State +2
  • Louisiana Tech +2
  • East Carolina -3
  • Oklahoma State -4
  • Southern Miss -4
  • SMU -6
  • Memphis -6
  • Kansas -8

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 #91Better than 34%
Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#91Regular Season Final#91Post-Season W2#91Post-Season W3#91Post-Season W4#91Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
-18
+5
-11
-19
-20
+14
+14
-22
+2
-33

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

Final Rank by Season
#1021974#501975#681976#141977#141978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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