1979 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 16, 1979By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1979 Season Tags: • No Comments

1979 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.906	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Mississippi State 17–6
2	1	0.942	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Kansas 42–0
3	9	0.961	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–1	0.833	15	+17	Beat Maryland 7–0
4	5	0.965	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Oklahoma 16–7
5	1	1.026	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Indiana 47–6
6	-5	1.062	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	23	+10	Lost to Wake Forest 19–24
7	-3	1.078	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Northern Illinois 31–11
8	-3	1.122	USC	PAC	5–0–1	0.917	13	+10	Tied Stanford 21–21
9	4	1.162	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Texas Tech 20–6
10	13	1.253	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+13	Beat Syracuse 49–17
11	5	1.294	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Lamar 34–25
12	6	1.303	BYU	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Utah State 48–24
13	2	1.331	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Texas A&M 17–14
14	-3	1.361	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Florida 40–0
15	14	1.384	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–1	0.833	15	+12	Beat North Carolina 24–19
16	-2	1.412	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Dartmouth 3–0
17	2	1.438	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–1	0.833	15	+11	Beat Minnesota 31–21
18	-10	1.536	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–1	0.800	23	+9	Beat Vanderbilt 52–35
19	2	1.607	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat William & Mary 24–7
20	11	1.641	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	23	+7	BYE
21	-11	1.648	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	23	+8	Lost to Texas 7–16
22	-5	1.684	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Air Force 38–13
23	-1	1.725	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2–1	0.583	55	+9	Lost to BYU 24–48
24	26	1.732	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	47	+7	Beat Washington 12–7
25	-18	1.740	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	15	+8	Lost to Arizona State 7–12
26	0	1.755	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	35	+9	Beat SMU 24–21
27	-7	1.766	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Cincinnati 35–0
28	9	1.767	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Virginia Tech 21–0
29	-1	1.819	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Georgia Tech 31–0
30	4	1.887	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+5	Beat Southern Miss 20–19
31	14	1.917	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–1–1	0.750	32	+6	Beat Oregon 24–13
32	1	1.982	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	23	+7	Beat Miami 31–20
33	7	2.013	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–2	0.667	35	+4	Beat James Madison 69–9
34	-7	2.020	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–3	0.500	60	+8	Lost to Michigan 21–31
35	7	2.051	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	+5	Beat Army 24–3
36	28	2.084	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	+7	Beat Citadel 49–7
37	6	2.149	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–2	0.667	35	+4	Beat Oregon State 45–0
38	-6	2.204	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	35	+6	Lost to Temple 17–49
39	7	2.229	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	32	+2	Beat Pennsylvania 24–18
40	-16	2.292	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND MVC	6–1	0.857	14	+4	Lost to West Texas A&M 17–33
41	20	2.301	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	47	+5	Beat Missouri 14–13
42	-17	2.337	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	47	+4	Lost to Oklahoma State 13–14
43	-13	2.379	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND SOCON	5–1	0.833	15	+2	Lost to East Tennessee State 0–35
44	10	2.428	UNLV	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	15	+1	Beat New Mexico 28–20
45	11	2.559	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–2	0.667	35	+3	Beat Miami (OH) 9–7
46	13	2.610	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	35	+1	Beat UConn 26–14
47	8	2.663	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	47	+1	BYE
48	1	2.680	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–2	0.667	35	+3	Lost to Ohio State 6–47
49	4	2.680	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–2	0.667	35	+2	Beat Illinois 28–14
50	-9	2.699	SMU	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	47	+2	Lost to Baylor 21–24
51	-13	2.703	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	+4	Lost to Clemson 0–21
52	8	2.704	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	35	+2	Beat App State 27–22
53	9	2.733	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	57	+5	Beat Wyoming 24–14
54	-10	2.748	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	+3	Lost to Tulane 19–20
55	-3	2.834	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–2–1	0.583	55	+2	Tied USC 21–21
56	-9	2.847	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–3	0.500	60	+1	Lost to Ohio 7–9
57	15	2.906	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–2	0.667	35	+1	Beat Western Michigan 17–0
58	21	2.909	East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	35	+1	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 35–0
59	7	2.957	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–3	0.500	60	+1	Beat Northwestern 58–6
60	17	3.031	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	32	+3	Beat Harvard 41–14
61	-3	3.065	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–3	0.500	60	+1	Lost to NC State 0–7
62	-26	3.092	LSU	SEC	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Lost to Georgia 14–21
63	23	3.133	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–2–1	0.500	60	0	Beat Richmond 34–7
64	23	3.142	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–3	0.400	86	+1	Beat LSU 21–14
65	-14	3.150	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–3–1	0.417	84	+3	Lost to Arkansas 6–20
66	9	3.254	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–2	0.667	35	-3	Beat Louisiana Tech 14–7
67	-32	3.255	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	60	0	Lost to Penn State 3–24
68	-29	3.316	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–3	0.500	60	0	Lost to Wisconsin 29–38
69	9	3.320	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	-1	Beat Boston College 20–18
70	23	3.328	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–4–1	0.357	96	+4	Beat Indiana State 33–17
71	3	3.376	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	60	+1	Beat Tulsa 24–7
72	-9	3.380	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	2–2–1	0.500	60	-1	Lost to Mcneese State 25–34
73	10	3.397	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Beat Drake 17–14
74	-26	3.486	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	79	+1	Lost to Louisville 7–24
75	-10	3.503	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	97	0	Lost to Houston 14–17
76	36	3.564	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	86	-1	Beat Kansas State 7–3
77	11	3.572	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–3	0.500	60	-3	Beat Illinois State 42–14
78	31	3.607	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	60	-2	Beat Columbia 35–7
79	2	3.630	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	86	-1	Beat Santa Clara 52–3
80	-23	3.661	UCLA	PAC	2–4	0.333	97	0	Lost to Washington State 14–17
81	13	3.751	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	60	-2	Beat Kent State 28–17
82	-15	3.822	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–3	0.400	86	-2	Lost to Florida State 6–17
83	-13	3.860	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–4	0.333	97	-2	Lost to Arizona 13–24
84	20	3.927	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3–1	0.417	84	-2	Beat Fresno State 35–22
85	-12	4.016	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	79	-4	Lost to Long Beach State 14–17
86	6	4.033	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–3	0.400	86	-4	Beat Ole Miss 14–3
87	13	4.072	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–4	0.333	97	-1	Beat UCLA 17–14
88	7	4.073	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	57	-1	Beat Wichita State 31–7
89	-21	4.084	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	108	0	Lost to Tennessee 0–31
90	-19	4.096	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	60	+2	Lost to East Carolina 7–49
91	-11	4.255	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	+3	Lost to San Diego State 20–31
92	10	4.264	Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	57	-10	Beat Wofford 56–21
93	4	4.298	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	79	-4	Beat New Mexico State 21–7
94	12	4.352	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	97	-2	Beat UTEP 17–3
95	-5	4.379	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	115	-1	Lost to Nebraska 0–42
96	-12	4.406	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–4	0.429	79	-7	Lost to Pacific 7–10
97	-12	4.414	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	79	-5	Lost to UNLV 20–28
98	22	4.446	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	-3	Beat Holy Cross 17–16
99	23	4.554	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–4	0.333	97	-6	Beat Michigan State 38–29
100	21	4.769	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	97	0	Beat Memphis 21–20
101	-12	4.868	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	122	-6	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 22–27
102	-33	4.881	Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	60	0	Lost to Southeastern Louisiana 7–33
103	14	4.910	TCU	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	115	-4	Beat Rice 17–7
104	22	4.937	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	60	-4	Beat Louisiana 10–7
105	0	4.978	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	97	-6	Lost to Navy 7–24
106	10	5.000	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–3–1	0.300	108	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 11–31
107	-25	5.027	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	86	-8	Lost to Iowa State 3–7
108	-5	5.353	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	115	-6	Lost to West Virginia 18–20
109	-10	5.399	UConn (CONNECTICUT)	IND FBSI	0–4–1	0.100	133	-4	Lost to Rutgers 14–26
110	-9	5.402	UTEP	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	110	-9	Lost to Colorado State 3–17
111	-35	5.472	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	122	-4	Lost to TCU 7–17
112	-16	5.649	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	110	-11	Lost to North Texas 7–21
113	0	5.689	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	115	-7	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–35
114	-23	5.738	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	-10	Lost to UL Monroe 20–21
115	-17	5.761	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–5	0.167	122	-7	Lost to Iowa 6–58
116	-2	5.776	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	97	-11	Lost to Utah 14–24
117	-7	5.780	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	86	-5	Lost to Colgate 16–17
118	1	5.795	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–5	0.167	122	-10	Lost to Purdue 14–28
119	-12	5.812	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	115	-7	BYE
120	3	5.940	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–5	0.167	122	-10	Lost to Toledo 0–17
121	-6	5.984	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	97	-5	Lost to San José State 22–35
122	-14	6.091	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	122	-10	Lost to Furman 24–34
123	-12	6.103	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–5	0.167	122	-9	Lost to Arkansas State 7–14
124	1	6.216	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–5	0.000	135	-7	Lost to Auburn 35–52
125	-1	6.258	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–4–1	0.100	133	-5	Lost to Alabama 0–40
126	-8	6.529	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–4	0.200	115	-9	Lost to Kentucky 3–14
127	0	6.771	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	97	-5	Lost to Ball State 14–42
128	11	6.931	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–3–1	0.125	132	-5	Lost to Yale 0–3
129	8	7.269	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	122	-3	Beat Marshall 34–24
130	1	7.413	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–6	0.000	135	-12	Lost to California 0–45
131	-1	7.492	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–6	0.000	135	-14	Lost to Southern Illinois 7–31
132	2	7.526	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	135	-15	Lost to Duke 7–34
133	-5	7.530	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	115	-1	Lost to Eastern Kentucky 7–33
134	-5	7.621	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–5–1	0.214	114	-11	Lost to Akron 12–24
135	-2	7.662	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	112	0	Lost to Cornell 14–41
136	-4	8.021	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	112	-5	Lost to Princeton 7–35
137	-1	8.063	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–5	0.167	122	-7	Lost to Bowling Green 17–28
138	0	8.536	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	135	-17	Lost to Notre Dame 13–38
139	-4	9.310	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	122	-11	Lost to Delaware 20–21
140	0	9.382	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–4	0.000	135	-5	Lost to Brown 18–24