1979 Western Carolina
6–5 (2–4 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Waters. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lenoir Rhyne 42–6Oct 20
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at East Carolina | L 6–31 | 21% |
| Sep 8 | at Tennessee Tech | W 24–7 | 68% |
| Sep 15 | at Marshall | W 24–0 | 57% |
| Sep 22 | vs App State | L 27–35 | 64% |
| Sep 29 | at Elon | W 20–7 | 80% |
| Oct 6 | at The Citadel | L 19–21 | 49% |
| Oct 13 | vs Wofford | W 56–21 | 84% |
| Oct 20 | vsLenoir Rhyne | W 42–6 | 86% |
| Nov 3 | vs Chattanooga | L 35–42 | 51% |
| Nov 10 | at Furman | L 14–23 | 46% |
| Nov 17 | vs East Tennessee State | W 13–9 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat East Tennessee State 13–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 2–4 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 280–202
- Coach
- Bob Waters
- Elo
- 1418 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.1 No. 103 of 135; offense No. 81, defense No. 106
- SRS
- −9.5 No. 105 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1979 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
 VMI | 4–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| Furman | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| App State | 3–4 | 3–8 | |
| East Tennessee State | 2–3 | 7–4 | |
 Western Carolina | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| Marshall | 0–6 | 1–10 | |
 Davidson | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.