The Washington Huskies were 8-3 in 1979. They emerged victorious over the Texas Longhorns, 14 to 7, in the Sun 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 | 307 | 3,768 | 784 | 4.8 | 2,289 | 547 | 4.2 | 1,479 | 237 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 18th | 56th | 50th | 57th | 49th | 63rd | 40th | 64th | 61st | 81st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 147 | 3,014 | 4.1 | 1,735 | 521 | 3.3 | 1,279 | 222 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 25th | 28th | 28th | 41st | 49th | 36th | 32nd | 59th | 34th | ||||||||||
Net | +160 | +754 | +784 | +0.7 | +554 | +26 | +0.9 | +200 | +15 | +0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 14th | 29th | 50th | 30th | 41st | 55th | 36th | 41st | 56th | 54th |
| 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 |