1979 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

The 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Associated Press. This is for the 1979 season.

## Legend

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|  | Not ranked previous week

(#–#)

|  | Win–loss record

(Italics)

|  | Number of first place votes

|  | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

## Associated Press poll

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| Week 1
Sept 18[1]| Week 2
Sept 25[2]| Week 3
Oct 2[3]| Week 4
Oct 9[4]| Week 5
Oct 16[5]| Week 6
Oct 23[6]| Week 7
Oct 30[7]| Week 8
Nov 6[8]| Week 9
Nov 13[9]| Week 10
Nov 20[10]| Week 11
Nov 27[11]|

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1.| Jackson State (3–0)| Florida A&M (2–0)| Florida A&M (3–0)| Florida A&M (4–0)| Florida A&M (5–0)| Eastern Kentucky (6–1)| Grambling State (6–2)| Grambling State (7–2)| Grambling State (8–2)| Grambling State (8–2)| Grambling State (8–2)| 1.
2.| Florida A&M (1–0)| Jackson State (4–0)| Jackson State (4–0)| Jackson State (5–0)| Jackson State (6–0)| Florida A&M (5–1)| Jackson State (6–1)| Jackson State (7–1)| Boston University (8–1)| Murray State (9–1–1)| Murray State (9–1–1)| 2.
3.| Grambling State (2–0)| Northern Arizona (3–0)| Boston University (3–0) т| Boston University (4–0)| Eastern Kentucky (5–1)| UMass (5–1)| Boston University (6–1)| Boston University (7–1)| Murray State (8–1–1)| Eastern Kentucky (9–2)| Eastern Kentucky (9–2)| 3.
4.| New Hampshire (2–0)| Boston University (2–0)| Northern Arizona (4–0) т| Northern Arizona (5–0)| UMass (4–1)| Grambling State (5–2)| Murray State (7–1–1)| Murray State (8–1–1)| Eastern Kentucky (8–2)| Lehigh (9–2)| Lehigh (9–2)| 4.
5.| Eastern Kentucky (2–0)| Southern (3–0)| Grambling State (3–1)| Southern (5–0)| Boston University (4–1)| Jackson State (6–1)| Florida A&M (5–2) т| Eastern Kentucky (7–2)| Jackson State (7–2)| Jackson State (8–2) т| Nevada (8–3)| 5.
6.| Northern Arizona (2–0)| Grambling State (2–1)| Southern (4–0)| Bucknell (3–1)| Northern Arizona (5–1)| Boston University (5–1)| Eastern Kentucky (6–2) т| Montana State (6–3)| Lehigh (8–2)| Boston University (8–1–1) т| Alcorn State (8–2)| 6.
7.| Lafayette (2–0)| Eastern Kentucky (2–1)| Bucknell (2–1) т| Eastern Kentucky (4–1)| Southern (5–1)| Lafayette (4–1–1)| Lehigh (6–2)| Lehigh (7–2)| Alcorn State (7–2)| Nevada (7–3) т| Boston University (8–1–1)| 7.
8.| Austin Peay (2–0)| New Hampshire (2–1)| Eastern Kentucky (3–1) т| Lafayette (3–1) т| Bucknell (3–1–1) т| Murray State (6–1–1)| Montana State (5–3)| Alcorn State (6–2)| Nevada (6–3)| Northern Arizona (7–2) т| Jackson State (8–3)| 8.
9.| Lehigh (2–0)| Nevada (2–1)| Lafayette (3–1)| Nevada (3–1) т| Lafayette (3–1–1) т| Montana State (4–3)| UMass (5–2)| UMass (5–2)| Montana State (6–4) т| Alcorn State (7–2) т| Montana State (6–4)| 9.
10.| Boston University (1–0) т| Davidson (2–1) т| Nevada (2–1)| UMass (4–0)| Grambling State (4–2) т| Lehigh (5–2) т| Alcorn State (5–2) т| Nevada (6–2) т| Northern Arizona (6–3) т| Montana State (6–4) т| Northern Arizona (7–4) т| 10.
11.| Nevada (1–1) т| Lafayette (2–1) т|  |  | Murray State (6–0) т| Alcorn State (5–1) т| Morehead State (6–2) т| New Hampshire (5–2–2) т|  | Florida A&M (6–3) т| Southern (6–4) т| 11.
| Week 1
Sept 18[1]| Week 2
Sept 25[2]| Week 3
Oct 2[3]| Week 4
Oct 9[4]| Week 5
Oct 16[5]| Week 6
Oct 23[6]| Week 7
Oct 30[7]| Week 8
Nov 6[8]| Week 9
Nov 13[9]| Week 10
Nov 20[10]| Week 11
Nov 27[11]|
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* 8 Austin Peay
* 9 Lehigh

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* 8 New Hampshire
* 10 Davidson

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5 Grambling State| Dropped:
9 Nevada| Dropped:

* 6 Northern Arizona
* 7 Southern
* 8 Bucknell

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7 Lafayette| Dropped:

* 5 Florida A&M
* 10 Morehead State

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* 9 UMass
* 10 New Hampshire

| None| Dropped:
10 Florida A&M|

## Notes

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* Boise State (10–1) was on probation for a November 1978 scouting violation and was ineligible for the poll.

## References

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1. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA poll". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. September 19, 1979. p. 2C. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. September 27, 1979. p. 2B. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Division I-AA". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. October 4, 1979. p. Sports 2. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Division I-AA". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. October 11, 1979. p. Sports 2. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Division I-AA". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. October 17, 1979. p. 2B. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Division I-AA". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. October 25, 1979. p. Sports 2. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "I-AA". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. October 31, 1979. p. 1B. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. November 8, 1979. p. 2B. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "NCAA Polls; Division I-AA". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. November 13, 1979. p. 2B. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Division I-AA". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. November 21, 1979. p. Sports 2. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "NCAA Division I-AA Poll". News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. November 27, 1979. p. 2C. Retrieved May 19, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.

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