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1979 Utah State

7–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠0–⁠1 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Bruce Snyder. Officially 8–⁠3. San José State forfeited to Utah State. The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠3–⁠1, the results on the field.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1979, game by game: tied at San José State 48–48; lost at No. 8 Nebraska 14–35; won vs. Colorado State 24–0; won at Utah 47–21; won vs. Long Beach State 51–28; lost vs. No. 16 BYU 24–48; won at Pacific 15–14; lost at Arizona State 14–28; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 35–7; won at Weber State 34–10; won at Fresno State 41–31+28−24Tied 48–48 at San José State0San José StateLost 14–35 at No. 8 Nebraska-21No. 8 NebraskaWon 24–0 vs. Colorado State+24Colorado StateWon 47–21 at Utah+26UtahWon 51–28 vs. Long Beach State+23Long Beach StateLost 24–48 vs. No. 16 BYU-24No. 16 BYUWon 15–14 at Pacific+1PacificLost 14–28 at Arizona State-14Arizona StateWon 35–7 vs. Cal State Fullerton+28Cal State Fulle…Won 34–10 at Weber State+24Weber StateWon 41–31 at Fresno State+10Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atSan José StateT 48–⁠48won by forfeit40%
Sep 15at8NebraskaL 14–⁠3520%
Sep 22vsColorado StateW 24–⁠058%
Sep 29atUtahW 47–⁠2143%
Oct 6vsLong Beach StateW 51–⁠2869%
Oct 13vs16BYUL 24–⁠4847%
Oct 20atPacificW 15–⁠1456%
Oct 27atArizona StateL 14–⁠2830%
Nov 3vsCal State FullertonW 35–⁠781%
Nov 17atWeber StateW 34–⁠1079%
Nov 24atFresno StateW 41–⁠3166%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fresno State 41–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 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.

Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions4–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠1 shared first in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
347–⁠270
Coach
Bruce Snyder
Elo
1534 +74 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 30 of 135; offense No. 4, defense No. 107
SRS
7.0 No. 45 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1980

The 1980 draft
Rd 2Rulon Jones DEDenver Broncos
Rd 4Eric Hipple QBDetroit Lions
Rd 4Rick Parros RBDenver Broncos
Rd 7Craig Bradshaw QBHouston Oilers

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.