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San Diego State

WAC · 1979 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–2 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B87–5L 15–45
5Week 5 · Sep 25Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 32–23
6Week 6 · Oct 2Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–7W 24–17
7Week 7 · Oct 9New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–6W 35–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 31–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7–1L 3–37
10Week 10 · Oct 30Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–6W 17–13
11Week 11 · Nov 6Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–8W 31–21
12Week 12 · Nov 13Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5–1W 42–10
13Week 13 · Nov 20UTEPH2HIND WAC2–9W 42–20
14Week 14 · Nov 27BYUH2HIND WAC11–1L 14–63

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
2.183
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-13+37
  • New Mexico +6
  • Utah +6
  • Arizona +6
  • Miami +5
  • Fresno State +4
  • Wisconsin +4
  • Wyoming +4
  • UTEP +2
  • BYU -1
  • Missouri -5
  • Colorado State -7

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 #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.727 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#34Regular Season Final#34Post-Season W2#34Post-Season W3#35Post-Season W4#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-30
+9
+7
+28
+11
-34
+4
+10
+32
+22
-49

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

Final Rank by Season
#81974#271975#111976#121977#1001978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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