The Western Carolina Catamounts were 6-5 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-1 | 6-4-1 | ||
4-2 | 6-5 | ||
2-4 | 6-5 | ||
4-3 | 5-6 | ||
3-4 | 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 | 280 | 3,833 | 756 | 5.1 | 1,385 | 434 | 3.2 | 2,448 | 322 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 26th | 50th | 91st | 37th | 119th | 123rd | 107th | 10th | 18th | 24th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 202 | 3,309 | 4.2 | 2,457 | 622 | 4.0 | 852 | 163 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 60th | 41st | 41st | 107th | 127th | 80th | 1st | 3rd | 10th | ||||||||||
Net | +78 | +524 | +756 | +0.9 | -1,072 | -188 | -0.8 | +1,596 | +159 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 36th | 42nd | 91st | 24th | 120th | 132nd | 106th | 2nd | 3rd | 10th |
| 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 |