Record: 7-4, .636 W-L% (39th of 140)
Conference: Southern
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jack Carlisle (7-4)
PS/G: 25.3 (28th of 140) ▪ PA/G: 13.6 (25th of 140)
SRS: -1.06 (75th of 140) ▪ SOS: -9.43 (127th of 140)
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | James Madison | Non-Major | W | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 15, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | @ | Northern Illinois | MAC | L | 14 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 22, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | Eastern Kentucky | Non-Major | W | 27 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Sep 29, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | @ | Furman | Southern | W | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 5 | Oct 6, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | @ | Virginia Military Institute | Southern | L | 14 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 13, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | Chattanooga | Southern | W | 35 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 20, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | Southeastern Louisiana | Non-Major | W | 31 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Oct 27, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | Appalachian State | Southern | L | 10 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 3, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | @ | North Alabama | Non-Major | W | 27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 10, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee State | Non-Major | W | 52 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 17, 1979 | Sat | East Tennessee State | @ | Western Carolina | Southern | L | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | L 1 |