The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were 6-4-1 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 | 228 | 3,377 | 794 | 4.3 | 2,269 | 653 | 3.5 | 1,108 | 141 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 64th | 87th | 41st | 95th | 50th | 9th | 93rd | 108th | 133rd | 18th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 146 | 3,152 | 4.3 | 1,660 | 462 | 3.6 | 1,492 | 267 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 24th | 35th | 48th | 32nd | 19th | 55th | 71st | 110th | 26th | ||||||||||
Net | +82 | +225 | +794 | -0.1 | +609 | +191 | -0.1 | -384 | -126 | +2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 32nd | 56th | 41st | 72nd | 38th | 7th | 76th | 109th | 133rd | 13th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |