The UNLV Rebels were 9-1-2 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 | 12 | 370 | 5,665 | 957 | 5.9 | 3,007 | 632 | 4.8 | 2,658 | 325 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 11th | 15th | 13th | 6th | 17th | 12th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 300 | 4,173 | 4.8 | 2,152 | 560 | 3.8 | 2,021 | 304 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 126th | 113th | 89th | 85th | 95th | 68th | 128th | 132nd | 83rd | ||||||||||
Net | +70 | +1,492 | +957 | +1.1 | +855 | +72 | +0.9 | +637 | +21 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 40th | 14th | 1st | 17th | 27th | 34th | 31st | 17th | 51st | 26th |
| 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 |