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UCLA

PAC · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
99
1928–2026
All-Time Record
626–425–31
0.593 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1965
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 18 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC11–1L 16–24
4Week 4 · Sep 18Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB1010–2W 31–21
5Week 5 · Sep 25Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–7W 37–12
6Week 6 · Oct 2Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–1L 13–17
7Week 7 · Oct 9Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–5–1L 24–27
8Week 8 · Oct 16Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–8L 14–17
9Week 9 · Oct 23California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6W 28–27
10Week 10 · Oct 30Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC9–3L 14–34
12Week 12 · Nov 13Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–6W 31–28
13Week 13 · Nov 20Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5W 35–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27USCH2HPAC11–0–1L 14–49

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
2.940
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-18+32
  • Purdue +10
  • California +6
  • Arizona State +6
  • Oregon +6
  • Wisconsin +4
  • USC 0
  • Houston -1
  • Ohio State -1
  • Washington -3
  • Stanford -5
  • Washington State -8

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 #55Better than 61%
Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.455 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#55Regular Season Final#58Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#56Post-Season W4#55Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-8
+10
+25
-4
-3
-3
+1
-20
+3
+35
-35

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

Final Rank by Season
#451974#101975#141976#411977#321978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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