1979: Week 12

68 games. Four ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. One game matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Nov 17, 1979

2Ohio State 18, 13Michigan 15

Box score

Upsets

Nov 17, 1979	South Carolina 35, 17Wake Forest 14upset	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Penn State 22, 18Temple 7upset	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Ole Miss 44, 19Tennessee 20upset	Box score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Nov 17, 1979	Air Force 30, Vanderbilt 29	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	1Alabama 30, Miami 0	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	App State 45, Marshall 7	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Arizona 42, Oregon State 18	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Arizona State 42, West Virginia 7	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	8Arkansas 22, Texas A&M 10	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	15Auburn 33, Georgia 13	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Ball State 42, Northern Illinois 0	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	20Baylor 45, Rice 14	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Boston College 27, Syracuse 10upset	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	10BYU 27, Utah 0	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Brown 31, Columbia 14	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	California 21, Stanford 14	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Chattanooga 42, Illinois State 31	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	14Clemson 16, Notre Dame 10	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Colorado 31, Kansas 17	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	UNLV 21, Colorado State 21	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Dartmouth 20, Pennsylvania 6	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	East Carolina 49, North Texas 16	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	5Florida State 66, Memphis 17	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Furman 45, The Citadel 44	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Georgia Tech 24, Navy 14	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Harvard 22, Yale 7upset	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Illinois 29, Northwestern 13	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Iowa 33, Michigan State 23	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Kentucky 31, Florida 3	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Long Beach State 16, Wichita State 10	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	LSU 21, Mississippi State 3	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Louisiana Tech 13, UL Monroe 10	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Maryland 28, Louisville 7	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	McNeese 10, Louisiana 6	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Miami (OH) 27, Cincinnati 14	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Ole Miss 44, 19Tennessee 20upset	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	3Nebraska 34, Iowa State 3	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	North Carolina 13, Virginia 7	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	NC State 28, Duke 7	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Ohio 48, Bowling Green 21	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	2Ohio State 18, 13Michigan 15	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	7Oklahoma 24, Missouri 22	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Oklahoma State 42, Kansas State 15	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Penn State 22, 18Temple 7upset	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	11Pittsburgh 40, Army 0	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Princeton 26, Cornell 14	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	12Purdue 37, Indiana 21	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	San Diego State 42, UTEP 20	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	South Carolina 35, 17Wake Forest 14upset	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Southern Illinois 45, New Mexico State 28	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	SMU 35, Texas Tech 10	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Southern Miss 14, Arkansas State 6	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	6Texas 35, TCU 10	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Texas–Arlington 47, Lamar 37	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Toledo 29, Kent State 3	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	UCLA 35, Oregon 0	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Villanova 32, Rutgers 17upset	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Virginia Tech 27, VMI 20	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	16Washington 17, Washington State 7	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	West Texas 28, Drake 18	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Western Michigan 17, Eastern Michigan 7	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	William & Mary 24, Richmond 10	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Wisconsin 42, Minnesota 37upset	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Wyoming 21, Hawai’i 13upset	Box score

Everyone else

Nov 16, 1979	San José State 23, Santa Clara 14	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Cal State Fullerton 42, Idaho State 7	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Central Michigan 28, Northwestern State 0	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	UConn 10, Rhode Island 9	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Delaware 24, Colgate 16upset	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Utah State 34, Weber State 10	Box score
Nov 17, 1979	Western Carolina 13, East Tennessee State 9	Box score