The New Mexico Lobos were 6-6 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-2 | 8-3 | ||
3-3 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 6-6 | ||
5-2 | 6-6 | ||
3-4 | 4-7-1 |
| 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 | 12 | 211 | 3,851 | 891 | 4.3 | 2,332 | 642 | 3.6 | 1,519 | 249 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 75th | 49th | 5th | 91st | 47th | 14th | 81st | 60th | 48th | 89th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 229 | 3,991 | 4.7 | 1,873 | 528 | 3.5 | 2,118 | 327 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 87th | 100th | 69th | 53rd | 55th | 50th | 131st | 137th | 73rd | ||||||||||
Net | -18 | -140 | +891 | -0.3 | +459 | +114 | +0.1 | -599 | -78 | -0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 82nd | 77th | 5th | 88th | 46th | 24th | 65th | 124th | 120th | 82nd |
| 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 | 2 | .818 | |
| 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 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 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 |