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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8, 1979 | Sat | (16) Houston | @ | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 15, 1979 | Sat | (13) Houston | Florida | SEC | W | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 29, 1979 | Sat | (8) Houston | West Texas State | MVC | W | 49 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 6, 1979 | Sat | (6) Houston | Baylor | SWC | W | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 13, 1979 | Sat | (7) Houston | @ | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Oct 20, 1979 | Sat | (5) Houston | SMU | SWC | W | 37 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Oct 27, 1979 | Sat | (6) Houston | @ | (4) Arkansas | SWC | W | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Nov 3, 1979 | Sat | (4) Houston | @ | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Nov 10, 1979 | Sat | (5) Houston | (8) Texas | SWC | L | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 24, 1979 | Sat | (9) Houston | Texas Tech | SWC | W | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Dec 1, 1979 | Sat | (10) Houston | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 63 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1980 | Tue | (8) Houston | N | (7) Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
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