The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 3-8 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-3 | 5-6 | ||
3-3 | 4-7 | ||
2-4 | 3-8 | ||
0-6 | 1-10 | ||
0-6 | 0-10-1 |
| 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 | 162 | 3,701 | 733 | 5.0 | 2,907 | 593 | 4.9 | 794 | 140 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 107th | 60th | 111th | 41st | 13th | 35th | 10th | 138th | 134th | 103rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 179 | 3,459 | 4.7 | 2,108 | 543 | 3.9 | 1,351 | 192 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 45th | 58th | 75th | 79th | 78th | 71st | 43rd | 24th | 104th | ||||||||||
Net | -17 | +242 | +733 | +0.3 | +799 | +50 | +1.0 | -557 | -52 | -1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 81st | 55th | 111th | 53rd | 30th | 47th | 27th | 119th | 107th | 114th |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 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 |