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Washington State

PAC · 1979 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
9th
2–6 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
107
1917–2026
All-Time Record
515–562–38
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1917, 1930
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 16
  • 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 · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC6–5–1L 7–22
4Week 4 · Sep 18MONTANAUnranked—W 34–14
5Week 5 · Sep 25Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–1L 29–45
6Week 6 · Oct 2Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 25–52
7Week 7 · Oct 9USCH2HPAC11–0–1L 21–50
8Week 8 · Oct 16UCLAH2HPAC5–6W 17–14
9Week 9 · Oct 23Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–6L 17–28
10Week 10 · Oct 30Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5L 26–37
11Week 11 · Nov 6Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC1–10W 45–42
12Week 12 · Nov 13California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–6L 13–45
13Week 13 · Nov 20Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC9–3L 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
5.283
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-25
-31+6
  • UCLA +5
  • Oregon State +1
  • USC 0
  • Ohio State -1
  • Washington -3
  • Arizona -5
  • Syracuse -5
  • Oregon -5
  • Arizona State -6
  • California -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 #109Better than 21%
Win % Place 109thBetter than 21%

0.273 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#108Regular Season Final#108Post-Season W2#108Post-Season W3#108Post-Season W4#109Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-15
+20
-16
-27
-29
+3
-11
-11
+3
-32
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#1121974#1081975#1151976#561977#1071978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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