SMU
SWC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 1–10 | W 35–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–8–1 | W 27–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 20–9 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 17–24 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | L 21–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 11–1 | L 10–37 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | L 6–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | L 14–47 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 1–10 | W 34–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 3–6–2 | W 35–10 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 7–31 |
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).
- North Texas +5
- Texas Tech +3
- TCU +2
- Rice +1
- Wichita State +1
- Houston -1
- Arkansas -2
- Tulane -3
- Texas -3
- Baylor -4
- Texas A&M -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 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.