1979 East Tennessee State
7–4 (2–3 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Middle Tennessee 52–14Nov 10
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs James Madison | W 31–0 | 83% |
| Sep 15 | at Northern Illinois | L 14–21 | 22% |
| Sep 22 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 27–20 | 58% |
| Sep 29 | at Furman | W 28–24 | 20% |
| Oct 6 | at VMI | L 14–24 | 27% |
| Oct 13 | vs Chattanooga | W 35–0 | 17% |
| Oct 20 | vs SE Louisiana | W 31–3 | 69% |
| Oct 27 | vs App State | L 10–24 | 52% |
| Nov 3 | at North Alabama | W 27–7 | 62% |
| Nov 10 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 52–14 | 68% |
| Nov 17 | at Western Carolina | L 9–13 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Western Carolina 13–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 2–3 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 278–150
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1343 +129 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.4 No. 84 of 135; offense No. 94, defense No. 66
- SRS
- −6.8 No. 98 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Keith Daniels
1979 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| 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.