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1979 Louisville

4–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Vince Gibson.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1979, game by game: lost vs. Virginia Tech 14–15; lost at Miami 12–24; won vs. Cincinnati 22–19; won at Drake 31–21; lost vs. No. 9 Florida State 0–27; won vs. Tulsa 24–7; won at Indiana State 34–10; tied vs. Southern Miss 10–10; lost at Memphis 6–10; lost at Maryland 7–28; lost vs. Rutgers 7–31+24−27Lost 14–15 vs. Virginia Tech-1Virginia TechLost 12–24 at Miami-12MiamiWon 22–19 vs. Cincinnati+3CincinnatiWon 31–21 at Drake+10DrakeLost 0–27 vs. No. 9 Florida State-27No. 9 Florida StateWon 24–7 vs. Tulsa+17TulsaWon 34–10 at Indiana State+24Indiana StateTied 10–10 vs. Southern Miss0Southern MissLost 6–10 at Memphis-4MemphisLost 7–28 at Maryland-21MarylandLost 7–31 vs. Rutgers-24Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsVirginia TechL 14–⁠1564%
Sep 15atMiamiL 12–⁠2441%
Sep 22vsCincinnatiW 22–⁠1953%
Sep 29atDrakeW 31–⁠2156%
Oct 6vs9Florida StateL 0–⁠2733%
Oct 13vsTulsaW 24–⁠751%
Oct 20atIndiana StateW 34–⁠1052%
Nov 3vsSouthern MissT 10–⁠1048%
Nov 10atMemphisL 6–⁠1058%
Nov 17atMarylandL 7–⁠2832%
Nov 25vsRutgersL 7–⁠3150%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 31–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
4–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
167–⁠202
Coach
Vince Gibson
Elo
1464 −27 this season
SP+ rating
-1.6 No. 78 of 135; offense No. 98, defense No. 47
SRS
−1.5 No. 74 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1980

The 1980 draft
Rd 1Otis Wilson LBChicago Bears