1979 Marshall
1–10 (0–6 Southern Conference), coached by Sonny Randle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Toledo 31–14Sep 8
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Toledo | W 31–14 | 49% |
| Sep 15 | vs Western Carolina | L 0–24 | 43% |
| Sep 22 | at Ohio | L 0–35 | 34% |
| Sep 29 | at Chattanooga | L 0–27 | 13% |
| Oct 6 | vs Miami (OH) | L 0–28 | 17% |
| Oct 13 | at Furman | L 24–34 | 30% |
| Oct 20 | at Mississippi State | L 0–48 | 11% |
| Oct 27 | vs Villanova | L 14–24 | 38% |
| Nov 3 | vs The Citadel | L 16–17 | 28% |
| Nov 10 | vs VMI | L 3–13 | 37% |
| Nov 17 | at App State | L 7–45 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to App State 45–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 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
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–6 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 95–309
- Coach
- Sonny Randle
- Elo
- 1189 −113 this season
- SP+ rating
- -22.8 No. 133 of 135; offense No. 129, defense No. 118
- SRS
- −23.1 No. 138 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.