
1979 Washington State
3–8 (2–6 Pac-10), coached by Jim Walden. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 34–14Sep 15
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs | L 7–22 | 45% |
| Sep 15 | vs | W 34–14 | 85% |
| Sep 22 | at | L 29–45 | 19% |
| Sep 29 | vs | L 25–52 | 38% |
| Oct 6 | at | L 21–50 | 8% |
| Oct 13 | vs | W 17–14 | 29% |
| Oct 20 | at | L 17–28 | 20% |
| Oct 27 | vs | L 26–37 | 50% |
| Nov 3 | at | W 45–42 | 50% |
| Nov 10 | vs | L 13–45 | 39% |
| Nov 17 | at | L 7–17 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Washington 17–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pac-10.
In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–6 9th in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 241–366
- Coach
- Jim Walden
- Elo
- 1350 −85 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.7 No. 92 of 135; offense No. 24, defense No. 128
- SRS
- −2.4 No. 82 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 4 | Bob Gregor DB | San Diego Chargers |
All-Pac-10
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Allan KennedyCCoaches-1
Second team
Tali EnaRBCoaches-2
Tim DaveyPCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 1979 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1979 Pac-10 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–0–1 | 11–0–1 | 2 | |
| 5–2 | 9–3 | 11 | |
| 4–3 | 6–5 | ||
| 4–3 | 6–5–1 | ||
| 5–4 | 6–6 | ||
| 3–3–1 | 5–5–1 | ||
| 3–4 | 6–6 | ||
| 3–4 | 5–6 | ||
| 2–6 | 3–8 | ||
| 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.