1979 Miami
5–6, coached by Howard Schnellenberger. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 19 Penn State 26–10Nov 3
Penn State was ranked No. 19, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs Louisville | W 24–12 | 59% |
| Sep 22 | at 14Florida State | L 23–40 | 25% |
| Sep 29 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 6–0 | 67% |
| Oct 6 | at Florida A&M | L 13–16 | 82% |
| Oct 13 | at San Diego State | L 20–31 | 32% |
| Oct 20 | vs Boston College | W 19–8 | 73% |
| Oct 27 | vs Syracuse | L 15–25 | 48% |
| Nov 3 | at 19Penn State | W 26–10 | 15% |
| Nov 17 | at 1Alabama | L 0–30 | 13% |
| Nov 24 | vs Notre Dame | L 15–40 | 34% |
| Dec 1 | vs Florida | W 30–24 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Florida 30–24; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 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
- 5–6
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 191–236
- Elo
- 1498 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.0 No. 55 of 135; offense No. 60, defense No. 56
- SRS
- 2.9 No. 57 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Kim Helton
- Defensive coordinator
- Rick Lantz
- Most valuable player
- Gene Coleman
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3