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Northwestern State

FBSI · 1979 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–6
0.333 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
4
1976–1979
All-Time Record
19–22
0.463 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#82
1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 4 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18STEPHEN F. AUSTINUnranked—W 27–21
5Week 5 · Sep 25Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC9–2L 14–37
6Week 6 · Oct 2UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 20–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANAUnranked—L 7–33
9Week 9 · Oct 23Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC2–9W 25–21
10Week 10 · Oct 30NICHOLLS STATEUnranked—L 24–27
11Week 11 · Nov 6Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC11–1L 13–44
12Week 12 · Nov 13Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC6–3–2L 13–28
13Week 13 · Nov 20Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC10–0–1L 0–28

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
5.605
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-6+5
  • UL Monroe +3
  • Louisiana Tech +2
  • Central Michigan 0
  • Mcneese State -1
  • Texas Arlington -2
  • Lamar -3

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 #114Better than 18%
Win % Place 105thBetter than 24%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#114Regular Season Final#114Post-Season W2#114Post-Season W3#114Post-Season W4#114Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
-23
+6
-26
+4
-3
-31
-15
-28

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

Final Rank by Season
#951976#821977#981978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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