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Virginia Tech

FBSI · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
736–491–44
0.596 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2000, 2005
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1W 15–14
4Week 4 · Sep 18App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–8W 41–32
5Week 5 · Sep 25William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 35–14
6Week 6 · Oct 2Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 10–17
7Week 7 · Oct 9Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC8–4L 14–19
8Week 8 · Oct 16Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC8–4L 0–21
9Week 9 · Oct 23Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI0–11W 34–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC12–0L 7–31
11Week 11 · Nov 6West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 23–34
12Week 12 · Nov 13Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC6–5L 18–20
13Week 13 · Nov 20Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1W 27–20

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
3.516
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-20+17
  • Virginia Military Institute +6
  • Louisville +4
  • William & Mary +4
  • App State +3
  • Richmond 0
  • Alabama 0
  • Florida State -1
  • Wake Forest -4
  • Clemson -4
  • Virginia -5
  • West Virginia -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 #74Better than 47%
Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#72Regular Season Final#72Post-Season W2#73Post-Season W3#74Post-Season W4#74Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+9
+21
-7
-5
-21
+34
-24
-11
-2
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#921974#541975#551976#1051977#941978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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