The Rutgers Scarlet Knights were 8-3 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 | 243 | 3,487 | 765 | 4.6 | 1,939 | 544 | 3.6 | 1,548 | 221 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 48th | 79th | 78th | 79th | 79th | 66th | 86th | 54th | 69th | 40th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 174 | 2,876 | 4.0 | 1,700 | 518 | 3.3 | 1,176 | 209 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 43rd | 21st | 19th | 35th | 46th | 35th | 23rd | 39th | 28th | ||||||||||
Net | +69 | +611 | +765 | +0.6 | +239 | +26 | +0.3 | +372 | +12 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 41st | 32nd | 78th | 41st | 55th | 55th | 57th | 30th | 59th | 28th |
| 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 |