Rutgers
FBSI · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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 · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 28–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 10–45 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 | BUCKNELL | Unranked | — | W 16–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND IVY | 5–4 | W 38–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 20–41 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6–2 | W 26–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 24–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 13–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–8–1 | W 20–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 17–32 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 31–7 |
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).
- Tennessee +7
- Holy Cross +5
- Princeton +5
- William & Mary +4
- Louisville +4
- UConn +3
- Army +2
- Temple -2
- Penn State -4
- Villanova -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.727 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.