The Eastern Michigan Eagles were 2-8-1 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-6-1 | 2-8-1 | ||
1-8 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 113 | 3,120 | 694 | 4.5 | 1,336 | 422 | 3.2 | 1,784 | 272 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 130th | 104th | 131st | 81st | 121st | 127th | 110th | 32nd | 34th | 62nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 236 | 4,028 | 4.9 | 2,592 | 608 | 4.3 | 1,436 | 219 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 90th | 104th | 93rd | 118th | 124th | 112th | 63rd | 53rd | 79th | ||||||||||
Net | -123 | -908 | +694 | -0.4 | -1,256 | -186 | -1.1 | +348 | +53 | +0.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 122nd | 116th | 131st | 92nd | 127th | 131st | 117th | 31st | 30th | 68th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |