The Northwestern Wildcats were 1-10 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
3-5-1 | 4-6-1 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-6-1 | 2-8-1 | ||
0-9 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 115 | 2,644 | 747 | 3.5 | 1,118 | 414 | 2.7 | 1,526 | 333 | 4.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 129th | 129th | 100th | 134th | 133rd | 130th | 129th | 58th | 14th | 136th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 386 | 4,856 | 5.6 | 3,082 | 627 | 4.9 | 1,774 | 235 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 137th | 138th | 133rd | 135th | 130th | 134th | 110th | 73rd | 118th | ||||||||||
Net | -271 | -2,212 | +747 | -2.1 | -1,964 | -213 | -2.2 | -248 | +98 | -3.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 139th | 139th | 100th | 138th | 138th | 136th | 137th | 91st | 13th | 136th |
| 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 |