AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/10 | 9/17 | 9/24 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 17 | 13 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 15, 1979 | Sat | LSU | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 22, 1979 | Sat | LSU | Rice | SWC | W | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 29, 1979 | Sat | (20) LSU | (1) USC | Pac-10 | L | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 6, 1979 | Sat | (17) LSU | Florida | SEC | W | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 13, 1979 | Sat | (13) LSU | @ | Georgia | SEC | L | 14 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 20, 1979 | Sat | LSU | Kentucky | SEC | W | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 27, 1979 | Sat | LSU | (8) Florida State | Ind | L | 19 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Nov 3, 1979 | Sat | LSU | @ | Ole Miss | SEC | W | 28 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 10, 1979 | Sat | LSU | (1) Alabama | SEC | L | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 17, 1979 | Sat | LSU | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 21 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 24, 1979 | Sat | LSU | @ | (18) Tulane | Ind | L | 13 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Dec 22, 1979 | Sat | LSU | N | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 34 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | W 1 | Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
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