The 1979 Season: 1979

USC held the belt the entire season -- 12 defenses. 12 belt games this season: 0 title changes and 12 defenses.

#	Date	Matchup	Score	Result
1,035	September 8, 1979	USC at Texas Tech	21–7	Defended · #1
1,036	September 15, 1979	USC at Oregon State	42–5	Defended · #2
1,037	September 22, 1979	Minnesota at USC	14–48	Defended · #3
1,038	September 29, 1979	USC at LSU	17–12	Defended · #4
1,039	October 6, 1979	Washington State at USC	21–50	Defended · #5
1,040	October 13, 1979	USC at Stanford	21–21	Defended (tie) · #6
1,041	October 20, 1979	USC at Notre Dame	42–23	Defended · #7
1,042	October 27, 1979	USC at California	24–14	Defended · #8
1,043	November 3, 1979	Arizona at USC	7–34	Defended · #9
1,044	November 10, 1979	USC at Washington	24–17	Defended · #10
1,045	November 24, 1979	UCLA at USC	14–49	Defended · #11
1,046	January 1, 1980	Ohio State vs. USC	16–17	Defended · #12