The Arizona Wildcats were 6-4-1 in 1979. They fell to the Pittsburgh Panthers, 16 to 10, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 9-3 | ||
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
4-3 | 6-5-1 | ||
3-4 | 6-6 | ||
5-4 | 6-6 |
| 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 | 234 | 3,962 | 818 | 4.8 | 2,720 | 603 | 4.5 | 1,242 | 215 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 59th | 43rd | 30th | 54th | 21st | 31st | 23rd | 88th | 74th | 102nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 227 | 4,028 | 5.2 | 1,671 | 455 | 3.7 | 2,357 | 322 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 86th | 104th | 114th | 33rd | 17th | 62nd | 137th | 136th | 111th | ||||||||||
Net | +7 | -66 | +818 | -0.3 | +1,049 | +148 | +0.8 | -1,115 | -107 | -1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 67th | 71st | 30th | 87th | 18th | 14th | 37th | 136th | 130th | 122nd |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |