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San José State

PCAA · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–4–1
0.591 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–0 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
77
1950–2026
All-Time Record
376–461–14
0.450 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 6
  • 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
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 6 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–3–1T 48–48
4Week 4 · Sep 18Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–5–1L 29–45
5Week 5 · Sep 25California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6L 10–13
6Week 6 · Oct 2Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5–1L 18–38
7Week 7 · Oct 9CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 23–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 35–22
9Week 9 · Oct 23Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC1–10W 24–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–4W 53–42
12Week 12 · Nov 13Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA3–7W 32–31
13Week 13 · Nov 20SANTA CLARAUnranked—W 23–14
14Week 14 · Nov 27Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC10–0–1L 32–34

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
3.096
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-16+18
  • Long Beach State +7
  • Fresno State +4
  • CAL State Fullerton +3
  • Pacific +3
  • Oregon State +1
  • Utah State 0
  • Central Michigan 0
  • Stanford -5
  • Arizona -5
  • California -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 #63Better than 55%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.591 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#61Regular Season Final#62Post-Season W2#62Post-Season W3#62Post-Season W4#63Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
-16
-3
-20
+23
+13
+10
+11
+1
+9
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#351974#161975#461976#1001977#781978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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