Syracuse
FBSI · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 11–1 | L 8–31 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 24–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 54–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 3–8 | W 52–25 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 45–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 17–49 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 7–35 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 25–15 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 21–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 30–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 10–27 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 18 |  Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2H | IND SLC | 11–1 | 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).
- Mcneese State +11
- Navy +7
- West Virginia +5
- Miami +5
- Washington State +3
- Kansas +3
- Northwestern +1
- Ohio State -1
- Pittsburgh -1
- Temple -2
- Penn State -4
- Boston College -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 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.