The Duke Blue Devils were 2-8-1 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-2 | 8-4 | ||
3-2 | 8-4 | ||
4-2 | 7-4 | ||
1-4 | 6-5 | ||
0-6 | 2-8-1 |
| 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 | 152 | 2,741 | 749 | 3.7 | 1,558 | 513 | 3.0 | 1,183 | 236 | 5.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 114th | 122nd | 97th | 130th | 107th | 91st | 116th | 93rd | 62nd | 131st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 264 | 4,231 | 4.8 | 3,079 | 671 | 4.6 | 1,152 | 208 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 107th | 117th | 88th | 134th | 137th | 123rd | 19th | 38th | 24th | ||||||||||
Net | -112 | -1,490 | +749 | -1.2 | -1,521 | -158 | -1.6 | +31 | +28 | -0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 121st | 127th | 97th | 124th | 133rd | 127th | 127th | 55th | 48th | 88th |
| 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 |