McComas Power Index

1979 NCAA Football | Syracuse Schedule & Results

Record: 7-5 (Eastern Independent, 2-4)

Points For: 324 (27.00 per game) | Points Against: 293 (24.00 per game)

MPI: 0.6119 (40 out of 140) | SOS: 0.5880 (18)

Date Result Opponent Opp MPI (RK) PF PA Game Notes
Sep 08 L Ohio State (11-1-0) 0.8614 (4) 8 31  
Sep 15 W West Virginia * (5-6-0) 0.4890 (77) 24 14 @ East Rutherford, NJ
Sep 22 W Northwestern (1-10-0) 0.1748 (132) 54 21  
Sep 29 W Washington State (3-8-0) 0.2961 (118) 52 25 @ Buffalo, NY
Oct 06 W Kansas (3-8-0) 0.3507 (108) 45 27  
Oct 13 L Temple * (10-2-0) 0.7650 (14) 17 49 @ Philadelphia, PA
Oct 20 L Penn State * (8-4-0) 0.6727 (30) 7 35 @ East Rutherford, NJ
Oct 27 W Miami (Florida) (5-6-0) 0.4427 (91) 25 15 @ Buffalo, NY
Nov 03 L Pittsburgh * (11-1-0) 0.8519 (5) 21 28  
Nov 10 W Navy * (7-4-0) 0.5631 (54) 30 14  
Nov 17 L Boston College * (5-6-0) 0.4689 (83) 10 27 @ Ithaca, NY
Dec 15 W McNeese State (11-1-0) 0.8235 (10) 31 7 @ Shreveport, LA
 

* Denotes a conference game.