Tennessee
SEC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 28–16 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 6–6 | W 51–18 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 8–3 | W 35–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | L 9–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 31–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 12–0 | L 17–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 7–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 40–18 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | L 20–44 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 20–17 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 1–10 | W 31–10 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 10–2 | L 22–27 |
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).
- Auburn +8
- Notre Dame +7
- Utah +6
- Boston College +5
- Kentucky +5
- Georgia Tech +4
- Vanderbilt +1
- Alabama 0
- Purdue -2
- Rutgers -3
- Ole Miss -7
- Mississippi State -8
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.