Penn State
FBSI · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | W 45–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | L 14–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 10–2 | L 17–42 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 7–4 | W 27–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–8–1 | W 24–3 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | W 35–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 31–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 10–26 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 7–4 | W 9–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | W 22–7 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 14–29 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 25 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 9–6 |
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).
- Temple +10
- Tulane +9
- Rutgers +8
- Maryland +7
- Syracuse +7
- NC State +7
- West Virginia +5
- Army +2
- Pittsburgh -1
- Nebraska -2
- Texas A&M -5
- Miami -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · No change
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.