The Illinois State Redbirds were 3-8 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 | 194 | 3,297 | 767 | 4.3 | 1,939 | 551 | 3.5 | 1,358 | 216 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 83rd | 90th | 76th | 92nd | 79th | 61st | 91st | 75th | 72nd | 79th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 253 | 3,502 | 4.8 | 2,082 | 555 | 3.8 | 1,420 | 176 | 8.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 102nd | 61st | 82nd | 73rd | 88th | 65th | 58th | 5th | 135th | ||||||||||
Net | -59 | -205 | +767 | -0.5 | -143 | -4 | -0.2 | -62 | +40 | -1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 107th | 82nd | 76th | 98th | 81st | 72nd | 80th | 73rd | 37th | 126th |
| 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 |