1979 Long Beach State
7–4 (3–2 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Dave Currey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fresno State 24–14Oct 20
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Utah | L 10–34 | 34% |
| Sep 15 | vs Boise State | W 9–7 | 63% |
| Sep 29 | at Northern Illinois | W 9–3 | 48% |
| Oct 6 | at Utah State | L 28–51 | 31% |
| Oct 13 | at Drake | W 17–14 | 48% |
| Oct 20 | vs Fresno State | W 24–14 | 74% |
| Oct 27 | at San José State | L 42–53 | 36% |
| Nov 3 | vsPacific | W 17–15 | 67% |
| Nov 9 | vs 11BYU | L 17–31 | 23% |
| Nov 17 | atWichita State | W 16–10 | 66% |
| Nov 24 | vsCal State Fullerton | W 16–13 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Cal State Fullerton 16–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1979.
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 205–245
- Coach
- Dave Currey
- Elo
- 1437 +13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.6 No. 100 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 4–0–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| San José State | 4–0–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Long Beach State | 3–2 | 7–4 | |
| Fresno State | 2–3 | 4–7 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1–4 | 3–8 | |
| Pacific | 0–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.