The Houston Cougars were 10-1 in 1979. They emerged victorious over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 17 to 14, in the Cotton Bowl.

1979 Stats

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GPPTSYDSPLYAVGRUSH YDSRUSH ATTRUSH AVGPASS YDSPASS ATTPASS AVGSCKSCKY1DWNRUSH 1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNPENPEN YDS
Team
11
278
4,285
808
5.3
3,257
653
5.0
1,028
155
6.6
Team Rank
27th
20th
37th
23rd
7th
9th
8th
118th
124th
57th
Opponent
11
121
2,786
4.0
1,697
509
3.3
1,089
180
6.1
Opponent Rank
11th
17th
26th
34th
40th
37th
12th
8th
51st
Net
+157
+1,499
+808
+1.3
+1,560
+144
+1.7
-61
-25
+0.6
Net Rank
16th
13th
37th
14th
9th
16th
11th
72nd
86th
48th

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