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Stanford

PAC · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
8th
3–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 10–33
4Week 4 · Sep 18San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–4–1W 45–29
5Week 5 · Sep 25Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI2–8–1L 13–17
6Week 6 · Oct 2Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 33–14
7Week 7 · Oct 9UCLAH2HPAC5–6W 27–24
8Week 8 · Oct 16USCH2HPAC11–0–1T 21–21
9Week 9 · Oct 23Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5–1W 30–10
10Week 10 · Oct 30Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC1–10L 31–33
11Week 11 · Nov 6Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–6W 28–21
12Week 12 · Nov 13Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5L 7–16
13Week 13 · Nov 20California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6L 14–21

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
3.608
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-4
-32+28
  • San José State +6
  • Arizona +6
  • Arizona State +6
  • Boston College +5
  • UCLA +5
  • USC 0
  • Tulane -3
  • Oregon -5
  • California -6
  • Army -8
  • Oregon State -10

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 #76Better than 45%
Win % Place 70thBetter than 50%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#75Regular Season Final#75Post-Season W2#75Post-Season W3#76Post-Season W4#76Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-23
+16
-4
+19
+3
0
+20
-2
+7
-9
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#511974#451975#521976#271977#221978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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