Sports headlines for Tuesday January 9, 1979:
- 49ers Name Walsh; Cards Promote His Top Assistant
- Stanford Taps Pass-Oriented Rod Dowhower
- Bordley Says He Will Not Sign
- Ohio St. Reportedly Will Hire Iowa St. Coach
Associated Press Final Poll for 1978: 1 Alabama (38) 11-1 1317 2 Southern California (19) 12-1 1285 3 Oklahoma (11) 11-1 1251 4 Penn State 11-1 1168 5 Michigan 10-2 989 6 Clemson 11-1 950 7 Notre Dame 9-3 914 8 Nebraska 9-3 885 9 Texas 9-3 706 10 Houston 9-3 698 11 Arkansas 9-2-1 689 12 Michigan State 8-3 525 13 Purdue 9-2-1 493 14 UCLA 8-3-1 487 15 Missouri 8-4 434 16 Georgia 9-2-1 312 17 Stanford 8-4 306 18 North Carolina State 9-3 214 19 Texas A&M 8-4 128 20 Maryland 9-3 112 |