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Utah State

PCAA · 1979 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
1st
4–0 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–4–1T 48–48
4Week 4 · Sep 18Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B810–2L 14–35
5Week 5 · Sep 25Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7–1W 24–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–6W 47–21
7Week 7 · Oct 9Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–4W 51–28
8Week 8 · Oct 16BYUH2HIND WAC11–1L 24–48
9Week 9 · Oct 23Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA3–7W 15–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–6L 14–28
11Week 11 · Nov 6CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 35–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20WEBER STATEUnranked—W 34–10
14Week 14 · Nov 27Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 41–31

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
2.180
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-9+27
  • Long Beach State +7
  • Utah +6
  • Colorado State +4
  • Fresno State +4
  • Pacific +3
  • CAL State Fullerton +3
  • San José State 0
  • BYU -1
  • Nebraska -2
  • Arizona State -6

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 #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.682 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#36Regular Season Final#36Post-Season W2#35Post-Season W3#34Post-Season W4#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
-21
+24
+26
+23
-24
+1
-14
+28
+24
+10

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

Final Rank by Season
#301974#691975#1121976#1071977#521978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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