Wisconsin
B10 · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wisconsin head-to-head · History & Eras
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 10–2 | L 20–41 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 38–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  UCLAH2H |  PAC | 5–6 | L 12–37 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 8–3 | L 17–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | L 0–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 38–29 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | L 0–59 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | L 13–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | L 0–54 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 28–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 4–6–1 | W 42–37 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Michigan State +5
- Minnesota +4
- Air Force +2
- Northwestern +1
- Ohio State -1
- Purdue -2
- San Diego State -3
- Indiana -4
- Michigan -4
- UCLA -6
- Iowa -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.