The BYU Cougars were 11-0 in 1979. They fell to the Indiana Hoosiers, 38 to 37, in the Holiday Bowl.
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1979 WAC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  BYU | 7-0 | 11-1 |
 San Diego State | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
 Hawaii | 3-3 | 6-5 | |
 New Mexico | 3-4 | 6-6 | |
 Utah | 5-2 | 6-6 |
1979 Stats
See stats| 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 | 447 | 5,735 | 832 | 6.9 | 1,684 | 368 | 4.6 | 4,051 | 464 | 8.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 16th | 1st | 98th | 137th | 21st | 1st | 1st | 6th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 125 | 3,055 | 3.6 | 1,706 | 563 | 3.0 | 1,349 | 293 | 4.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 12th | 32nd | 6th | 37th | 99th | 23rd | 42nd | 124th | 4th | ||||||||||
Net | +322 | +2,680 | +832 | +3.3 | -22 | -195 | +1.5 | +2,702 | +171 | +4.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 3rd | 16th | 1st | 73rd | 134th | 13th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
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Duke | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 6 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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