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1979 Texas–Arlington

9–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Texas–Arlington in 1979, game by game: won at West Texas 10–6; lost vs. North Texas 14–19; won at Northwestern State 37–14; won at TCU 21–14; lost vs. McNeese 13–14; won at New Mexico State 42–14; won at Louisiana Tech 30–16; won at Arkansas State 56–18; won at Louisiana 24–10; won vs. Lamar 47–37; won vs. Idaho State 48–0+48−5Won 10–6 at West Texas+4West TexasLost 14–19 vs. North Texas-5North TexasWon 37–14 at Northwestern State+23Northwestern St…Won 21–14 at TCU+7TCULost 13–14 vs. McNeese-1McNeeseWon 42–14 at New Mexico State+28New Mexico StateWon 30–16 at Louisiana Tech+14Louisiana TechWon 56–18 at Arkansas State+38Arkansas StateWon 24–10 at Louisiana+14LouisianaWon 47–37 vs. Lamar+10LamarWon 48–0 vs. Idaho State+48Idaho State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atWest TexasW 10–⁠646%
Sep 15vsNorth TexasL 14–⁠1939%
Sep 22atNorthwestern StateW 37–⁠1470%
Sep 29atTCUW 21–⁠1466%
Oct 6vsMcNeeseL 13–⁠1454%
Oct 20atNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠1463%
Oct 27atLouisiana TechW 30–⁠1661%
Nov 3atArkansas StateW 56–⁠1852%
Nov 10atLouisianaW 24–⁠1069%
Nov 17vsLamarW 47–⁠3774%
Nov 24vsIdaho StateW 48–⁠095%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho State 48–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
342–⁠162
Coach
—
Elo
1614 +137 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.6 No. 40 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1980

The 1980 draft
Rd 3Cliff Odom LBCleveland Browns

1979 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
McNeese5–⁠011–⁠1
Texas–Arlington4–⁠19–⁠2
Lamar3–⁠26–⁠3–⁠2
Arkansas State1–⁠44–⁠7
Louisiana1–⁠44–⁠7
Louisiana Tech1–⁠42–⁠9

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