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Tennessee Chattanooga

SOCON · 1979 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–2
0.818 Win %
Conference
1st
5–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
22
1909–1981
All-Time Record
105–100–13
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#28
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 4 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 7 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11WESTERN KENTUCKYUnranked—W 41–28
4Week 4 · Sep 18Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC2–9W 24–7
5Week 5 · Sep 25Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 45–14
6Week 6 · Oct 2Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON1–10W 27–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–8W 24–21
8Week 8 · Oct 16East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND SOCON7–4L 0–35
9Week 9 · Oct 23MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—W 59–15
10Week 10 · Oct 30Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC11–1L 17–24
11Week 11 · Nov 6Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–5W 42–35
12Week 12 · Nov 13Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON6–5W 28–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 42–31

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.993
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-5+26
  • Western Carolina +6
  • Citadel +6
  • Furman +5
  • App State +3
  • Illinois State +3
  • Louisiana Tech +2
  • Marshall +1
  • Mcneese State -1
  • East Tennessee State -4

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 #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 17thBetter than 88%

0.818 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28Regular Season Final#29Post-Season W2#28Post-Season W3#28Post-Season W4#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+17
+31
+27
+3
-35
+44
-7
+7
+21
+11

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

Final Rank by Season
#1091974#921975#761976#301977#461978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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