The West Texas A&M Buffaloes were 5-5-1 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Texas A&M | 5-0 | 5-5-1 |
3-2 | 8-3 | ||
4-1 | 8-3 | ||
0-0 | 6-5 | ||
1-4 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 239 | 3,592 | 771 | 4.7 | 2,782 | 624 | 4.5 | 810 | 147 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 55th | 70th | 72nd | 65th | 18th | 17th | 25th | 135th | 132nd | 110th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 195 | 3,177 | 4.1 | 1,792 | 527 | 3.4 | 1,385 | 241 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 58th | 37th | 34th | 44th | 53rd | 40th | 49th | 80th | 31st | ||||||||||
Net | +44 | +415 | +771 | +0.5 | +990 | +97 | +1.1 | -575 | -94 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 54th | 47th | 72nd | 46th | 21st | 29th | 23rd | 121st | 125th | 73rd |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |