1979 UT Arlington Mavericks football team

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]

1979 UT Arlington Mavericks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	9–2 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach	Harold Elliott (6th season)
Home stadium	Cravens Field
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at West Texas State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 10–6	12,250	[2]
September 15	vs. North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 14–19	14,297	[3]
September 22	Northwestern State*	Cravens Field Arlington, TX	W 37–14	6,488	[4]
September 29	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 21–14	20,212	[5]
October 6	McNeese State	Cravens Field Arlington, TX	L 13–14	9,303	[6][7]
October 20	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 42–14	15,224	[8]
October 27	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 30–16	11,200	[9]
November 3	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 56–18	12,672	[10]
November 10	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 24–10	18,115	[11]
November 17	Lamar	Cravens Field Arlington, TX	W 47–37	7,296	[12]
November 24	Idaho State*	Cravens Field Arlington, TX	W 48–0	2,100	[13]
*Non-conference game