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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 15, 1979 | Sat | (16) Pitt | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 22, 1979 | Sat | (13) Pitt | @ | North Carolina | ACC | L | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 29, 1979 | Sat | Pitt | @ | Temple | Ind | W | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 6, 1979 | Sat | Pitt | Boston College | Ind | W | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 13, 1979 | Sat | Pitt | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 6 | Oct 20, 1979 | Sat | (17) Pitt | @ | (12) Washington | Pac-10 | W | 26 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 7 | Oct 27, 1979 | Sat | (12) Pitt | (17) Navy | Ind | W | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 8 | Nov 3, 1979 | Sat | (12) Pitt | Syracuse | Ind | W | 28 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 9 | Nov 10, 1979 | Sat | (12) Pitt | @ | West Virginia | Ind | W | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 10 | Nov 17, 1979 | Sat | (11) Pitt | @ | Army | Ind | W | 40 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 11 | Dec 1, 1979 | Sat | (11) Pitt | @ | (19) Penn State | Ind | W | 29 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 9 | |
| 12 | Dec 25, 1979 | Tue | (10) Pitt | N | Arizona | Pac-10 | W | 16 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | W 10 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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