The USC Trojans were 10-0-1 in 1979. They emerged victorious over the Ohio State Buckeyes, 17 to 16, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0-1 | 11-0-1 | |
5-2 | 9-3 | ||
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
4-3 | 6-5-1 | ||
3-4 | 6-6 |
| 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 | 372 | 5,136 | 826 | 6.2 | 3,043 | 569 | 5.3 | 2,093 | 257 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 5th | 4th | 23rd | 4th | 10th | 50th | 4th | 22nd | 45th | 13th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 155 | 3,586 | 4.7 | 1,397 | 437 | 3.2 | 2,189 | 331 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 31st | 71st | 70th | 18th | 8th | 31st | 134th | 138th | 82nd | ||||||||||
Net | +217 | +1,550 | +826 | +1.5 | +1,646 | +132 | +2.2 | -96 | -74 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 6th | 10th | 23rd | 12th | 7th | 19th | 4th | 76th | 117th | 25th |
| 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 |