Saturday September 8, 1979
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Sports headlines for Saturday September 8, 1979:




Top-20 scores:
  • #1 Southern California 21, Texas Tech 7
  • #2 Alabama 30, Georgia Tech 6
  • #6 Purdue 41, Wisconsin 20
  • #7 Michigan 49, Northwestern 7
  • #10 Michigan State 33, Illinois 16
  • #12 Missouri 45, San Diego State 15
  • Tulane 33, #13 Stanford 10
  • Brigham Young 18, #14 Texas A&M 17
  • #15 Washington 38, Wyoming 2
  • #16 Houston 24, UCLA 16
  • California 17, #18 Arizona State 9
  • #19 Florida State 17, Southern Mississippi 14
Other scores:
  • Arizona 22, Washington State 7
  • Arkansas State 24, Texas A&M Commerce 14
  • Baylor 20, Lamar 7
  • Bowling Green State 32, Eastern Michigan 6
  • Central Michigan 10, Western Michigan 0
  • Clemson 21, Furman 0
  • Drake 14, New Mexico State 13
  • East Tennessee State 31, James Madison 0
  • Eastern Kentucky 17, Kent State 14
  • Fresno State 30, Idaho 10
  • Indiana 30, Iowa 26
  • Indiana State 28, Wichita State 9
  • Marshall 31, Toledo 14
  • Maryland 24, Villanova 20
  • McNeese State 10, Southeastern Louisiana 3
  • Memphis 14, Mississippi State 13
  • Miami (Ohio) 27, Ball State 3
  • Minnesota 24, Ohio University 10
  • New Mexico 35, Oregon State 16
  • North Carolina 28, South Carolina 0
  • North Carolina State 34, East Carolina 20
  • Ohio State 31, Syracuse 8
  • Oklahoma State 25, North Texas 7
  • Oregon 33, Colorado 19
  • Presbyterian 21, Citadel 13
  • Rutgers 28, Holy Cross 0
  • San Jose State 48, Utah State 48
  • Southern Illinois 17, Louisiana-Lafayette 7
  • Southern Methodist 35, Rice 17
  • Temple 38, West Virginia 16
  • Tennessee-Chattanooga 41, Western Kentucky 28
  • Texas-El Paso 31, Pacific 7
  • Tulsa 24, Air Force 7
  • UNLV 35, Cal State Fullerton 14
  • Utah 27, Hawaii 23
  • Virginia 31, Richmond 0
  • Virginia Military 7, William & Mary 3
  • Virginia Tech 15, Louisville 14
  • Wake Forest 30, Appalachian State 23
  • West Texas A&M 10, Texas-Arlington 6
  • Western Carolina 24, Tennessee Tech 7
  • Youngstown State 33, Illinois State 27
Associated Press Preseason Poll for 1979:

1 Southern California (47) 0-0 1242 2 Alabama (11) 0-0 1141 3 Oklahoma (4) 0-0 1058 4 Texas (1) 0-0 1000 5 Penn State 0-0 858 6 Purdue 0-0 856 7 Michigan 0-0 749 8 Nebraska 0-0 701 9 Notre Dame 0-0 633 10 Michigan State 0-0 496 11 Georgia 0-0 471 12 Missouri 0-0 426 13 Stanford 0-0 331 14 Texas A&M 0-0 326 15 Washington 0-0 299 16 Houston 0-0 292 17 Pittsburgh 0-0 283 18 Arizona State 0-0 266 19 Florida State 0-0 250 20 Arkansas 0-0 231

NCAA football standings as of this date

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