1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Rankings
The 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Associated Press. This is for the 1979 season. Legend Associated Press poll Notes * Boise State (10–1) was on probation for a November 1978 scouting violation and was ineligible for the poll. References {{NCAA football rankings navbox Rankings A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either "ranked higher than", "ranked lower than" or "ranked equal to" the second. In mathematics, this is known as a weak order or total preorder of ... NCAA Division I FCS football rankings ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspapers and broadcasters. The AP has earned 56 Pulitzer Prizes, including 34 for photography, since the award was established in 1917. It is also known for publishing the widely used '' AP Stylebook''. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters, English, Spanish, and Arabic. The AP operates 248 news bureaus in 99 countries. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides newscasts twice hourly for broadcast and satellite radio and television stations. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to use AP material without being contributing members of the cooperative. As part of their cooperative agreement with the AP, most ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Southern Jaguars Football Team
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The 1979 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Cass Jackson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC. Schedule References Southern Southern Jaguars football seasons Southern Jaguars football The Southern Jaguars are the college football team representing the Southern University. The Jaguars play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Jaguars started collegiate foot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Boise State Broncos Football Team
The 1979 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Criner and an offensive backfield of juniors: quarterback Joe Aliotti, fullback David Hughes, halfback Cedric Minter, with halfback Terry Zahner were and undefeated in the Big Sky, but were on probation for a scouting violation in November 1978; they were ineligible for the league title or I-AA playoffs in 1979 and were not allowed to scouting films of upcoming opponents. Senior quarterback Hoskin Hogan dropped out of school and junior college transfer Aliotti won the starting job. After an opening two-point loss at home, BSU won ten straight; the league opener in late September set a Big Sky attendance record shutout win for BSU, it was the only blemish for Montana State in conference p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Alcorn State Braves Football Team
The 1979 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished as SWAC co-champion. Schedule References Alcorn State Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States. ... Alcorn State Braves football seasons Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Alcorn State football {{collegefootball-1970s-season-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Montana State Bobcats Football Team ...
The 1979 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play. They were named the Big Sky champion after Boise State was ruled ineligible. Schedule Roster References {{Big Sky Conference football champions Montana State Montana State Bobcats football seasons Big Sky Conference football champion seasons Montana State Bobcats football The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision for Montana State University. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships (1956, 197 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Murray State Racers Football Team
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The 1979 Murray State Racers football team represented Murray State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Gottfried, the Racers compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 6–0 on conference play, winning the OVC title. Murray State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Lehigh in the semifinals. Schedule References Murray State Murray State Racers football seasons Ohio Valley Conference football champion seasons Murray State Racers football The Murray State Racers football team represents Murray State University in the sport of American football. The Racers competes in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 UMass Minutemen Football Team
The 1979 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Bob Pickett and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen came into the 1979 season on the heels of an appearance in the inaugural I-AA National Championship Game. Despite the high expectations, the team was still able to repeat as Yankee Conference Champions, though they did not earn a postseason berth. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–4 overall and 4–1 in conference play. Schedule References UMass UMass Minutemen football seasons Yankee Conference football champion seasons Umass Minutemen football The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Massachusetts is the fourth oldest program in FBS. The Minutemen compete as an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Bucknell Bison Football Team ...
The 1979 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–4–2 record. John Campana and Mike McDonald were the team captains. Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Schedule References {{Bucknell Bison football navbox Bucknell Bucknell Bison football seasons Bucknell Bison football The Bucknell Bison football team represents Bucknell University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) level. Bucknell is a member of the Patriot League. Bucknell won the first O ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Davidson Wildcats Football Team
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The 1979 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ed Farrell, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–4. Schedule References Davidson Davidson Wildcats football seasons Davidson Wildcats football The Davidson Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Davidson College located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are membe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Team ...
The 1979 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a first–year member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by fourth–year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. Schedule Roster References {{1979 Division I-AA football playoff navbox Nevada Nevada Wolf Pack football seasons Nevada Wolf Pack football The Nevada Wolf Pack football program represents the University of Nevada, Reno (commonly referred to as "Nevada" in athletics) in college football. The Wolf Pack competes in the Mountain West Conference at the Football Bowl Subdivision level of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Season
The 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1979, and concluded with the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 15, 1979, at Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Lehigh Engineers by a final score of 30−7. Conference changes and new programs Conference standings Conference champions Postseason NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket The bracket consisted of three regional selections (West, East, and South) plus Eastern Kentucky as an at-large selection. * ''Next to name denotes host institution'' * ''Next to score denotes overtimes'' See also * 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season * 1979 NCAA Division II football season *1979 NCAA Division III football season * 1979 NAIA Division I football season *1979 NAIA Division II foo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1979 Boston University Terriers Football Team
The 1979 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Rick Taylor :''This is about the politician. For the fictional character, see '' Splatterhouse''. For the American college football coach, see Rick Taylor (American football). For the radio personality also known as Rick Taylor, see Rick Emerson. Rick Tay ..., the Terriers compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 120. Schedule References {{Yankee Conference football champions Boston University Boston University Terriers football seasons Yankee Conference football champion seasons Boston University Terriers football ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |