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Oregon State

PAC · 1979 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
10th
1–7 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
500–609–36
0.452 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1962
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 14
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–6L 16–35
4Week 4 · Sep 18USCH2HPAC11–0–1L 5–42
5Week 5 · Sep 25Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B83–8L 16–22
6Week 6 · Oct 2Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–6L 0–45
7Week 7 · Oct 9Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC9–3L 0–41
8Week 8 · Oct 16California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6L 0–45
9Week 9 · Oct 23San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–4–1L 14–24
10Week 10 · Oct 30Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–5–1W 33–31
11Week 11 · Nov 6Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–8L 42–45
13Week 13 · Nov 20Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5–1L 18–42
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5L 3–24

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
7.491
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-46
-51+5
  • Stanford +5
  • USC 0
  • Washington -3
  • San José State -4
  • Arizona -5
  • Oregon -5
  • New Mexico -6
  • Arizona State -6
  • California -6
  • Kansas State -8
  • Washington State -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 #133Better than 4%
Win % Place 131stBetter than 5%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#133Regular Season Final#133Post-Season W2#133Post-Season W3#133Post-Season W4#133Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-19
-37
-6
-45
-41
-45
-10
+2
-3
-24
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#1031974#1261975#1291976#1181977#991978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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