The Navy Midshipmen were 7-4 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 | 180 | 3,409 | 741 | 4.6 | 2,419 | 584 | 4.1 | 990 | 157 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 94th | 82nd | 105th | 74th | 42nd | 42nd | 43rd | 125th | 123rd | 77th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 154 | 2,971 | 4.1 | 1,353 | 484 | 2.8 | 1,618 | 241 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 30th | 24th | 30th | 16th | 26th | 11th | 91st | 80th | 89th | ||||||||||
Net | +26 | +438 | +741 | +0.5 | +1,066 | +100 | +1.3 | -628 | -84 | -0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 58th | 46th | 105th | 48th | 17th | 28th | 16th | 128th | 121st | 85th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |