The Miami Hurricanes 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 | 191 | 3,054 | 720 | 4.2 | 1,092 | 414 | 2.6 | 1,962 | 306 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 87th | 108th | 121st | 98th | 134th | 130th | 135th | 29th | 24th | 71st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 236 | 3,655 | 4.4 | 2,090 | 587 | 3.6 | 1,565 | 239 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 90th | 79th | 56th | 76th | 113th | 52nd | 80th | 77th | 78th | ||||||||||
Net | -45 | -601 | +720 | -0.2 | -998 | -173 | -0.9 | +397 | +67 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 100th | 106th | 121st | 79th | 116th | 130th | 110th | 28th | 24th | 70th |
| 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 |