Texas A&M
SWC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas A&M head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 11–1 | L 17–18 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | L 7–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 27–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 17–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 3–6–2 | L 20–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 11–1 | L 14–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 1–10 | W 41–15 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 47–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 10–22 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–8–1 | W 30–7 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | W 13–7 |
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).
- Texas +9
- Penn State +8
- Memphis +5
- SMU +5
- TCU +2
- Rice +1
- BYU -1
- Houston -1
- Arkansas -2
- Baylor -4
- Texas Tech -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · Change 2
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.