1979 App State
3–8 (3–4 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Brakefield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marshall 45–7Nov 17
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Wake Forest | L 23–30 | 57% |
| Sep 15 | at Virginia Tech | L 32–41 | 39% |
| Sep 22 | at Western Carolina | W 35–27 | 36% |
| Sep 29 | at The Citadel | L 23–24 | 51% |
| Oct 6 | vs Chattanooga | L 21–24 | 40% |
| Oct 13 | vs VMI | L 22–27 | 63% |
| Oct 20 | at Furman | L 17–31 | 48% |
| Oct 27 | at East Tennessee State | W 24–10 | 48% |
| Nov 3 | at East Carolina | L 21–38 | 22% |
| Nov 10 | vs William & Mary | L 0–9 | 66% |
| Nov 17 | vs Marshall | W 45–7 | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Marshall 45–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 263–268
- Coach
- Jim Brakefield
- Elo
- 1380 −80 this season
- SP+ rating
- -5.6 No. 96 of 135; offense No. 56, defense No. 117
- SRS
- −6.0 No. 94 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1979 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
| VMI | 4–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| Furman | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
 App State | 3–4 | 3–8 | |
| East Tennessee State | 2–3 | 7–4 | |
| Western Carolina | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| Marshall | 0–6 | 1–10 | |
 Davidson | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.