The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 10-1 in 1979. They fell to the Houston Cougars, 17 to 14, in the Cotton Bowl.
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1979 Big 8 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Oklahoma | 7-0 | 11-1 |
 Nebraska | 6-1 | 10-2 | |
 Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 7-4 | |
 Missouri | 3-4 | 7-5 | |
 Colorado | 2-5 | 3-8 |
1979 Stats
See stats| 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 | 366 | 5,113 | 899 | 5.7 | 3,796 | 715 | 5.3 | 1,317 | 184 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 8th | 5th | 4th | 11th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 82nd | 107th | 38th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 114 | 2,383 | 3.6 | 1,024 | 418 | 2.4 | 1,359 | 247 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 10th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 44th | 88th | 21st | ||||||||||
Net | +252 | +2,730 | +899 | +2.1 | +2,772 | +297 | +2.9 | -42 | -63 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 69th | 112th | 23rd |
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| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 2 | 9 | .182 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Diego State | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
Texas A&M
Georgia| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  BYU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 10 | 1 | .909 |
Miami
Virginia| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 2 |  Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 8 | 3 | .727 |
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