The Holy Cross Crusaders were 5-6 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 | 174 | 3,091 | 736 | 4.2 | 1,558 | 498 | 3.1 | 1,533 | 238 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 100th | 105th | 107th | 104th | 107th | 100th | 111th | 55th | 58th | 70th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 179 | 3,465 | 4.4 | 1,987 | 558 | 3.6 | 1,478 | 232 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 45th | 59th | 53rd | 60th | 92nd | 53rd | 70th | 70th | 66th | ||||||||||
Net | -5 | -374 | +736 | -0.2 | -429 | -60 | -0.4 | +55 | +6 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 72nd | 93rd | 107th | 80th | 97th | 99th | 91st | 51st | 64th | 64th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | .600 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |