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SWC · 1979 Season · Final

Failing
Record
2–8–1
0.227 Win %
Conference
8th
1–6 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
684–562–50
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1938, 2010, 2022
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18SMUH2HIND SWC5–6L 7–27
5Week 5 · Sep 25Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 19–33
6Week 6 · Oct 2Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC9–2L 14–21
7Week 7 · Oct 9Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 13–16
8Week 8 · Oct 16Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC1–10W 17–7
9Week 9 · Oct 23Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5W 24–17
10Week 10 · Oct 30Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC8–4L 3–16
11Week 11 · Nov 6Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC11–1L 10–21
12Week 12 · Nov 13Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC3–6–2T 3–3
13Week 13 · Nov 20Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–3L 10–35
14Week 14 · Nov 27Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC6–5L 7–30

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
4.941
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-26+7
  • Tulsa +6
  • Rice +1
  • Texas Tech 0
  • Houston -1
  • Texas Arlington -2
  • Arkansas -2
  • Tulane -3
  • Texas -3
  • Baylor -4
  • Texas A&M -5
  • SMU -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 #103Better than 26%
Win % Place 120thBetter than 13%

0.227 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#102Regular Season Final#104Post-Season W2#104Post-Season W3#104Post-Season W4#103Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-20
-14
-7
-3
+10
+7
-13
-11
0
-25
-23

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

Final Rank by Season
#1201974#1201975#1371976#1311977#1241978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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