The West Virginia Mountaineers 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 | 185 | 3,444 | 792 | 4.3 | 2,146 | 554 | 3.9 | 1,298 | 238 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 92nd | 80th | 43rd | 89th | 60th | 58th | 65th | 86th | 58th | 115th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 279 | 4,138 | 5.1 | 2,358 | 552 | 4.3 | 1,780 | 255 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 120th | 111th | 109th | 103rd | 84th | 114th | 113th | 99th | 99th | ||||||||||
Net | -94 | -694 | +792 | -0.8 | -212 | +2 | -0.4 | -482 | -17 | -1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 114th | 112th | 43rd | 115th | 84th | 66th | 86th | 114th | 76th | 119th |
| 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 |