The Colorado Buffaloes were 3-8 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 7-4 | ||
3-4 | 7-5 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 168 | 3,044 | 777 | 3.9 | 1,538 | 517 | 3.0 | 1,506 | 260 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 102nd | 109th | 59th | 116th | 111th | 85th | 120th | 61st | 41st | 101st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 274 | 3,650 | 4.5 | 2,579 | 624 | 4.1 | 1,071 | 188 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 116th | 78th | 60th | 116th | 128th | 101st | 11th | 16th | 30th | ||||||||||
Net | -106 | -606 | +777 | -0.6 | -1,041 | -107 | -1.2 | +435 | +72 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 117th | 109th | 59th | 107th | 117th | 116th | 119th | 26th | 21st | 62nd |
| 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 |