The Villanova Wildcats were 5-6 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 | 221 | 3,511 | 763 | 4.6 | 2,511 | 578 | 4.3 | 1,000 | 185 | 5.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 69th | 76th | 82nd | 73rd | 30th | 45th | 29th | 122nd | 106th | 119th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 230 | 3,611 | 4.7 | 1,861 | 539 | 3.5 | 1,750 | 224 | 7.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 88th | 76th | 77th | 49th | 71st | 43rd | 108th | 61st | 126th | ||||||||||
Net | -9 | -100 | +763 | -0.1 | +650 | +39 | +0.9 | -750 | -39 | -2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 75th | 74th | 82nd | 75th | 37th | 48th | 33rd | 132nd | 98th | 135th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |