The Columbia Lions were 1-8 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 5-4 | ||
4-3 | 4-4-1 | ||
3-4 | 3-6 | ||
1-6 | 1-8 | ||
Pennsylvania | 0-7 | 0-9 |
| 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 | 9 | 68 | 1,944 | 529 | 3.7 | 887 | 333 | 2.7 | 1,057 | 196 | 5.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 140th | 139th | 139th | 129th | 139th | 139th | 133rd | 115th | 95th | 120th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 215 | 3,451 | 4.7 | 2,119 | 530 | 4.0 | 1,332 | 204 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 72nd | 56th | 73rd | 80th | 61st | 86th | 39th | 35th | 75th | ||||||||||
Net | -147 | -1,507 | +529 | -1.0 | -1,232 | -197 | -1.3 | -275 | -8 | -1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 126th | 129th | 139th | 121st | 126th | 135th | 123rd | 98th | 74th | 106th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 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 |