1979 Pacific

3–⁠7 (0–⁠5 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Bob Toledo.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1979, game by game: lost at UTEP 7–31; won vs. Cal Poly 31–17; lost at Idaho 13–17; lost vs. Cal State Fullerton 7–17; won at Iowa State 24–7; won at Louisiana 10–7; lost vs. Utah State 14–15; lost vs. Fresno State 10–33; lost at Long Beach State 15–17; lost at San José State 31–32+17−24Lost 7–31 at UTEP-24UTEPWon 31–17 vs. Cal Poly+14Cal PolyLost 13–17 at Idaho-4IdahoLost 7–17 vs. Cal State Fullerton-10Cal State Fulle…Won 24–7 at Iowa State+17Iowa StateWon 10–7 at Louisiana+3LouisianaLost 14–15 vs. Utah State-1Utah StateLost 10–33 vs. Fresno State-23Fresno StateLost 15–17 at Long Beach State-2Long Beach StateLost 31–32 at San José State-1San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 32–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠5 6th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠193
Coach
Bob Toledo
Elo
1343 −81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.3 No. 108 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1980

The 1980 draft
Rd 5Brad Vassar LBAtlanta Falcons

1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
San José State4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Long Beach State3–⁠27–⁠4
Fresno State2–⁠34–⁠7
Cal State Fullerton1–⁠43–⁠8
Pacific0–⁠53–⁠7

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