1979 UT Arlington Mavericks football team
| 1979 UT Arlington Mavericks football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (4–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cravens Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 UT Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Harold Elliott, the team compiled a 9–2 record.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at West Texas State* | W 10–6 | 12,250 | [2] | |
| September 15 | vs. North Texas State* | L 14–19 | 14,297 | [3] | |
| September 22 | Northwestern State* | W 37–14 | 6,488 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at TCU* | W 21–14 | 20,212 | [5] | |
| October 6 | McNeese State |
| L 13–14 | 9,303 | [6][7] |
| October 20 | at New Mexico State* | W 42–14 | 15,224 | [8] | |
| October 27 | at Louisiana Tech | W 30–16 | 11,200 | [9] | |
| November 3 | at Arkansas State | W 56–18 | 12,672 | [10] | |
| November 10 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 24–10 | 18,115 | [11] | |
| November 17 | Lamar |
| W 47–37 | 7,296 | [12] |
| November 24 | Idaho State* |
| W 48–0 | 2,100 | [13] |
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References
- ^ "1979 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Mavs get to heart of matter in win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 9, 1979. p. 8B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NT repels UTA rally to win 19–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1979. p. 1B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA clubs NSU, 37–14". The Times. September 23, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fever lethally injected with Maverick muscle". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1979. p. 1B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese trims UTA, 14–13". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. p. 76. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA stopped shy on crucial run try". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 6B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA splices Aggies 42–14". El Paso Times. October 21, 1979. p. C1. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA rally beats Tech". The Times. October 28, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA rushes past Indians". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1979. p. 2B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavs too much for Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavs survive Lamar passing attack, win 47–37". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1979. p. 5B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavericks whoop it up in 48–0 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1979. p. 11B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.