Notre Dame

FBSI · 1979 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding ＋

Record

7–4

0.636 Win %

Conference

—

0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

120

1899–2026

All-Time Record

919–327–33

0.731 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1929, 1930, 1953 +2

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 18	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	8–4	W 12–10
5	Week 5 · Sep 25	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	10–2	L 22–28
6	Week 6 · Oct 2	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	5–6	W 27–3
7	Week 7 · Oct 9	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H	IND FBSI	4–6–1	W 21–13
8	Week 8 · Oct 16	Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H	IND FBSI	2–9	W 38–13
9	Week 9 · Oct 23	USC H2H	PAC	11–0–1	L 23–42
10	Week 10 · Oct 30	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H	IND FBSI	8–4	W 18–17
11	Week 11 · Nov 6	Navy (NAVY)H2H	IND FBSI	7–4	W 14–0
12	Week 12 · Nov 13	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H	SEC	7–5	L 18–40
13	Week 13 · Nov 20	Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H	ACC	8–4	L 10–16
14	Week 14 · Nov 27	Miami (MIAMI)H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 40–15

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

1.926

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+28

-11+39

Michigan +8
South Carolina +8
Navy +7
Michigan State +5
Miami +5
Georgia Tech +4
Air Force +2
USC 0
Purdue -2
Clemson -4
Tennessee -5

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 #25Better than 82%

Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-6

+24

+25

-19

+14

-22

-6

+25

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.