The Appalachian State Mountaineers were 3-8 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-2 | 6-5 | ||
2-4 | 6-5 | ||
4-3 | 5-6 | ||
3-4 | 3-8 | ||
0-6 | 1-10 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 263 | 4,451 | 827 | 5.4 | 2,058 | 519 | 4.0 | 2,393 | 308 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 38th | 16th | 21st | 18th | 70th | 83rd | 57th | 13th | 22nd | 20th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 268 | 4,240 | 5.2 | 2,980 | 591 | 5.0 | 1,260 | 219 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 112th | 119th | 121st | 133rd | 116th | 137th | 29th | 53rd | 32nd | ||||||||||
Net | -5 | +211 | +827 | +0.1 | -922 | -72 | -1.1 | +1,133 | +89 | +2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 72nd | 57th | 21st | 61st | 114th | 102nd | 116th | 7th | 15th | 18th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |