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1979 Massachusetts

1–⁠4 (0–⁠1 Yankee Conference).

Schedule and results

Massachusetts in 1979, game by game: lost at Villanova 7–35; won at Harvard 20–7; lost at UConn 0–24; lost vs. Holy Cross 18–20; lost at Boston College 3–41+13−38Lost 7–35 at Villanova-28VillanovaWon 20–7 at Harvard+13HarvardLost 0–24 at UConn-24UConnLost 18–20 vs. Holy Cross-2Holy CrossLost 3–41 at Boston College-38Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atVillanovaL 7–⁠3532%
Sep 29atHarvardW 20–⁠722%
Oct 27atUConnL 0–⁠2464%
Nov 10vsHoly CrossL 18–⁠2052%
Nov 24atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠4133%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 41–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; Yankee Conference champions.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Yankee Conference champions0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
1–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Yankee Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
48–⁠127
Coach
—
Elo
1307 −53 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

1979 Yankee Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UConn3–⁠0–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
New Hampshire0–⁠0–⁠11–⁠0–⁠2
Massachusetts0–⁠11–⁠4
Rhode Island0–⁠10–⁠3
Maine0–⁠10–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.