1979 Texas A&I Javelinas football team

The 1979 Texas A&I Javelinas football team was an American football team that represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries (now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville) as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 1979 NAIA Division I football season. In its first year under head coach Ron Harms, the team compiled a 12–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the Lone Star Conference championship, and defeated Central State (Oklahoma) in the Palm Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.^[1]

1979 Texas A&I Javelinas football
NAIA Division I national champion LSC champion
Palm Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Central State (OK)
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	12–1 (6–1 LSC)
Head coach	Ron Harms (1st season)
Captains	Randy Friedrich Andy Hawkins Mike Sheffield Martin Stroman
Home stadium	Javelina Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Texas A&I $^	6	–	1	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 17 Stephen F. Austin	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Angelo State ^	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
East Texas State	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Abilene Christian	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Southwest Texas State	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Howard Payne	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sam Houston State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The team played its home games at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Troy State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 7–6		[2]
September 15	East Central (OK)*	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 41–21	11,500	[3]
September 29	vs. Texas Southern*	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 31–7		[4]
October 6	Abilene Christian	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 37–21
October 13	Stephen F. Austin	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 31–10
October 20	at Sam Houston State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	W 49–10		[5]
October 27	Angelo State	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 24–8
November 3	at East Texas State	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 0–3		[6]
November 10	Howard Payne	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 56–10		[7]
November 17	at Southwest Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 42–10		[8]
December 1	Western State (CO)	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX (NAIA Division I quarterfinal)	W 38–14		[9]
December 8	Angelo State	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX (NAIA Division I semifinal)	W 22–19	7,000	[10]
December 15	vs. Central State (OK)	McAllen, TX (Palm Bowl)	W 20–14		[11][12]
*Non-conference game