Texas Tech
SWC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 11–0–1 | L 7–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 6–6 | W 17–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 6–5–1 | T 14–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | L 17–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 21–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 6–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 1–10 | W 30–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | L 6–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–8–1 | T 3–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | L 10–35 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 11–1 | L 10–14 |
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).
- New Mexico +6
- Texas A&M +6
- Rice +1
- USC 0
- Arizona 0
- TCU 0
- Houston -1
- Arkansas -2
- Texas -3
- Baylor -4
- SMU -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 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.