The Pittsburgh Panthers were 10-1 in 1979. They emerged victorious over the Arizona Wildcats, 16 to 10, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| 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 | 275 | 4,032 | 827 | 4.9 | 1,629 | 499 | 3.3 | 2,403 | 328 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 31st | 34th | 21st | 52nd | 102nd | 98th | 100th | 12th | 15th | 31st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 106 | 2,315 | 3.2 | 1,172 | 498 | 2.4 | 1,143 | 234 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 8th | 37th | 2nd | 18th | 72nd | 5th | ||||||||||
Net | +169 | +1,717 | +827 | +1.7 | +457 | +1 | +0.9 | +1,260 | +94 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 11th | 6th | 21st | 8th | 47th | 67th | 32nd | 5th | 14th | 9th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |