The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 4-6-1 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
3-5-1 | 4-6-1 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-6-1 | 2-8-1 |
| 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 | 264 | 4,108 | 755 | 5.4 | 1,799 | 438 | 4.1 | 2,309 | 317 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 37th | 31st | 92nd | 15th | 88th | 120th | 45th | 14th | 20th | 33rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 271 | 4,166 | 5.4 | 2,580 | 537 | 4.8 | 1,586 | 238 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 114th | 112th | 125th | 117th | 68th | 130th | 85th | 75th | 86th | ||||||||||
Net | -7 | -58 | +755 | +0.1 | -781 | -99 | -0.7 | +723 | +79 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 74th | 70th | 92nd | 65th | 109th | 113th | 103rd | 14th | 17th | 47th |
| 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |