The Oklahoma State Cowboys 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 | 191 | 3,438 | 769 | 4.5 | 1,727 | 489 | 3.5 | 1,711 | 280 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 87th | 81st | 75th | 82nd | 94th | 106th | 90th | 36th | 32nd | 87th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 212 | 3,717 | 4.6 | 2,013 | 575 | 3.5 | 1,704 | 229 | 7.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 68th | 83rd | 67th | 65th | 105th | 44th | 103rd | 66th | 114th | ||||||||||
Net | -21 | -279 | +769 | -0.2 | -286 | -86 | +0.0 | +7 | +51 | -1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 84th | 88th | 75th | 76th | 87th | 106th | 67th | 61st | 32nd | 110th |
| 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 |