Ohio State
B10 · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | W 31–8 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 4–6–1 | W 21–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 3–8 | W 45–29 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 5–6 | W 17–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 16–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | W 47–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 59–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 42–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 2–8–1 | W 44–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 34–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | W 18–15 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 8 |  USCH2H | PAC | 11–0–1 | L 16–17 |
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).
- Indiana +8
- Michigan +8
- Syracuse +7
- UCLA +5
- Michigan State +5
- Iowa +5
- Minnesota +4
- Wisconsin +4
- Washington State +3
- Illinois +2
- Northwestern +1
- USC 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 Win % · Change -3
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.