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Oregon

PAC · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
7th
4–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
655–473–34
0.578 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2012
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 25
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B83–8W 33–19
4Week 4 · Sep 18Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB105–6L 17–41
5Week 5 · Sep 25Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC9–3L 17–21
6Week 6 · Oct 2Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB1010–2L 7–13
7Week 7 · Oct 9California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6W 19–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5–1L 13–24
9Week 9 · Oct 23Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 17–9
10Week 10 · Oct 30Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 37–26
12Week 12 · Nov 13Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–5–1W 16–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20UCLAH2HPAC5–6L 0–35
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC1–10W 24–3

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
3.407
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-22+20
  • California +6
  • Stanford +5
  • Colorado +3
  • Washington State +3
  • Air Force +2
  • Oregon State +1
  • Purdue -2
  • Washington -3
  • Arizona -5
  • Michigan State -6
  • UCLA -6

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 #71Better than 49%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.545 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70Regular Season Final#70Post-Season W2#70Post-Season W3#70Post-Season W4#71Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-24
-4
-6
+5
-11
+8
+11
+9
-35
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#1191974#981975#1021976#1251977#1181978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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