The East Carolina Pirates were 7-3-1 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 | 11 | 380 | 5,228 | 846 | 6.2 | 4,053 | 692 | 5.9 | 1,175 | 154 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 12th | 5th | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 97th | 126th | 22nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 193 | 3,640 | 5.0 | 1,861 | 473 | 3.9 | 1,779 | 250 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 56th | 77th | 105th | 49th | 24th | 77th | 112th | 93rd | 107th | ||||||||||
Net | +187 | +1,588 | +846 | +1.1 | +2,192 | +219 | +1.9 | -604 | -96 | +0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 8th | 8th | 12th | 16th | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 126th | 127th | 52nd |
| 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 |