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1979 Independent Coaches

Record: 183-175-10, .511 W-L% (7th of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -0.68 (8th of 14), SOS: -0.42 (7th of 14)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Florida State, Notre Dame, Penn State and Pitt)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Florida State, Penn State, Pitt and Temple)

32 Coaches

32 Coaches Table
Rk	Coach	School	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
1	Bobby Bowden	Florida State	11	1	0	.917
2	Jackie Sherrill	Pitt	11	1	0	.917
3	Wayne Hardin	Temple	10	2	0	.833
4	Tony Knap	UNLV	9	1	2	.833
5	Larry Smith	Tulane	9	3	0	.750
6	Frank Burns	Rutgers	8	3	0	.727
7	Jim Carlen	South Carolina	8	4	0	.667
8	Joe Paterno	Penn State	8	4	0	.667
9	Pat Dye	East Carolina	7	3	1	.682
10	Dan Devine	Notre Dame	7	4	0	.636
11	George Welsh	Navy	7	4	0	.636
12	Frank Maloney	Syracuse	7	5	0	.583
13	Bobby Collins	Southern Mississippi	6	4	1	.591
14	Frederick Dunlap	Colgate	5	4	1	.550
15	Dick Bedesem Sr.	Villanova	5	6	0	.455
16	Ed Chlebek	Boston College	5	6	0	.455
17	Frank Cignetti	West Virginia	5	6	0	.455
18	Bill Dooley	Virginia Tech	5	6	0	.455
19	Jerry Moore	North Texas	5	6	0	.455
20	Howard Schnellenberger	Miami (FL)	5	6	0	.455
Rk	Coach	School	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
21	Neil Wheelwright	Holy Cross	5	6	0	.455
22	Richard Williamson	Memphis	5	6	0	.455
23	Vince Gibson	Louisville	4	6	1	.409
24	Pepper Rodgers	Georgia Tech	4	6	1	.409
25	James Root	William & Mary	4	7	0	.364
26	Walt Nadzak	Connecticut	3	6	2	.364
27	Charlie Cowdrey	Illinois State	3	8	0	.273
28	John David Crow	Louisiana-Monroe	3	8	0	.273
29	Lou Saban	Army	2	8	1	.227
30	Ken Hatfield	Air Force	2	9	0	.182
31	Ralph Staub	Cincinnati	2	9	0	.182
32	Jim Tait	Richmond	0	11	0	.000

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