The Rice Owls were 1-10 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
2-5-1 | 3-6-2 | ||
1-6-1 | 2-8-1 | ||
0-8 | 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 | 121 | 2,834 | 780 | 3.6 | 1,058 | 438 | 2.4 | 1,776 | 342 | 5.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 128th | 118th | 55th | 133rd | 135th | 120th | 138th | 33rd | 11th | 126th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 418 | 4,814 | 5.5 | 3,427 | 696 | 4.9 | 1,387 | 185 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 139th | 137th | 127th | 139th | 139th | 135th | 50th | 12th | 117th | ||||||||||
Net | -297 | -1,980 | +780 | -1.8 | -2,369 | -258 | -2.5 | +389 | +157 | -2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 140th | 138th | 55th | 136th | 139th | 139th | 139th | 29th | 4th | 132nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |