The Army Black Knights were 2-8-1 in 1979.
| 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 | 96 | 2,511 | 734 | 3.4 | 1,406 | 474 | 3.0 | 1,105 | 260 | 4.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 137th | 133rd | 109th | 138th | 117th | 109th | 121st | 111th | 41st | 139th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 308 | 4,473 | 5.2 | 2,768 | 644 | 4.3 | 1,705 | 218 | 7.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 130th | 130th | 115th | 129th | 133rd | 115th | 104th | 50th | 127th | ||||||||||
Net | -212 | -1,962 | +734 | -1.8 | -1,362 | -170 | -1.3 | -600 | +42 | -3.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 135th | 137th | 109th | 135th | 130th | 129th | 122nd | 125th | 35th | 138th |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |