The Colgate Raiders were 5-4-1 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 | 10 | 147 | 3,009 | 696 | 4.3 | 1,283 | 456 | 2.8 | 1,726 | 240 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 117th | 112th | 129th | 90th | 123rd | 116th | 125th | 34th | 55th | 35th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 163 | 2,675 | 4.0 | 1,227 | 448 | 2.7 | 1,448 | 219 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 35th | 15th | 23rd | 12th | 13th | 9th | 66th | 53rd | 81st | ||||||||||
Net | -16 | +334 | +696 | +0.3 | +56 | +8 | +0.1 | +278 | +21 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 80th | 53rd | 129th | 54th | 69th | 65th | 66th | 36th | 51st | 49th |
| 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 |