The Missouri Tigers were 6-5 in 1979. They emerged victorious over the South Carolina Gamecocks, 24 to 14, in the Hall of Fame Classic.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-1 | 10-2 | ||
5-2 | 7-4 | ||
3-4 | 7-5 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 236 | 3,513 | 750 | 4.7 | 2,054 | 511 | 4.0 | 1,459 | 239 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 58th | 75th | 95th | 63rd | 72nd | 93rd | 53rd | 66th | 56th | 88th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 152 | 3,425 | 4.1 | 1,912 | 539 | 3.5 | 1,513 | 287 | 5.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 27th | 51st | 35th | 56th | 71st | 49th | 73rd | 122nd | 11th | ||||||||||
Net | +84 | +88 | +750 | +0.5 | +142 | -28 | +0.5 | -54 | -48 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 30th | 64th | 95th | 44th | 62nd | 85th | 51st | 71st | 103rd | 39th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 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 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |