1979 West Texas
5–5–1 (5–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Bill Yung. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wichita State 58–0Oct 27
By 58 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Southern Illinois | W 14–0 | 56% |
| Sep 8 | vsTexas–Arlington | L 6–10 | 54% |
| Sep 15 | at McNeese | L 0–21 | 31% |
| Sep 22 | at Louisiana | L 10–19 | 46% |
| Sep 29 | at 8Houston | L 10–49 | 14% |
| Oct 6 | at Lamar | T 12–12 | 39% |
| Oct 13 | vs Indiana State | W 33–17 | 46% |
| Oct 20 | at North Texas | L 14–28 | 30% |
| Oct 27 | atWichita State | W 58–0 | 56% |
| Nov 3 | at New Mexico State | W 54–21 | 56% |
| Nov 17 | vs Drake | W 28–18 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Drake 28–18; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- 5–0 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 239–195
- Coach
- Bill Yung
- Elo
- 1475 +51 this season
- SP+ rating
- 3.2 No. 63 of 135; offense No. 68, defense No. 64
- SRS
- −2.0 No. 80 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1979 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas | 5–0 | 5–5–1 | |
 Tulsa | 2–0 | 6–5 | |
| Southern Illinois | 4–1 | 8–3 | |
| Indiana State | 3–2 | 8–3 | |
| Drake | 1–4 | 3–8 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
| Wichita State | 1–5 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.