The Northern Illinois Huskies were 5-5-1 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
5-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-6-1 | 2-8-1 |
| 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 | 177 | 3,273 | 815 | 4.0 | 2,246 | 632 | 3.6 | 1,027 | 183 | 5.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 97th | 94th | 33rd | 112th | 51st | 15th | 87th | 119th | 110th | 105th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 206 | 3,454 | 4.8 | 2,077 | 512 | 4.1 | 1,377 | 207 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 63rd | 57th | 86th | 71st | 43rd | 93rd | 48th | 37th | 84th | ||||||||||
Net | -29 | -181 | +815 | -0.8 | +169 | +120 | -0.5 | -350 | -24 | -1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 90th | 81st | 33rd | 116th | 59th | 21st | 94th | 107th | 83rd | 103rd |
| 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 |