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Virginia

ACC · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
6th
1–4 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1890–2026
All-Time Record
612–606–37
0.502 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1908, 1913
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI0–11W 31–0
4Week 4 · Sep 18NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–4L 27–31
5Week 5 · Sep 25Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1W 19–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–8–1W 30–12
7Week 7 · Oct 9Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC8–4L 7–17
8Week 8 · Oct 16JAMES MADISONUnranked—W 69–9
9Week 9 · Oct 23Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 10–17
11Week 11 · Nov 6Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC6–5W 31–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 20–18
13Week 13 · Nov 20North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–3–1L 7–13
14Week 14 · Nov 27Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC7–4L 7–17

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
2.862
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-19+19
  • Virginia Military Institute +6
  • Georgia +6
  • Virginia Tech +5
  • Duke +2
  • Richmond 0
  • North Carolina -3
  • NC State -4
  • Clemson -4
  • Navy -4
  • Maryland -4

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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#52Regular Season Final#51Post-Season W2#51Post-Season W3#52Post-Season W4#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
-4
+19
+18
-10
+60
-7
+31
+2
-6
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#821974#1291975#1261976#1341977#1281978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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