The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were 4-6-1 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 | 152 | 3,379 | 721 | 4.7 | 1,278 | 414 | 3.1 | 2,101 | 307 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 114th | 86th | 120th | 62nd | 124th | 130th | 113th | 21st | 23rd | 48th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 190 | 3,754 | 4.5 | 2,344 | 602 | 3.9 | 1,410 | 228 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 53rd | 86th | 61st | 101st | 121st | 73rd | 54th | 65th | 57th | ||||||||||
Net | -38 | -375 | +721 | +0.2 | -1,066 | -188 | -0.8 | +691 | +79 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 96th | 94th | 120th | 60th | 119th | 132nd | 109th | 15th | 17th | 46th |
| 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 |