The Western Michigan Broncos were 6-5 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-4 | 6-5 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
5-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 186 | 3,259 | 777 | 4.2 | 2,507 | 654 | 3.8 | 752 | 123 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 90th | 96th | 59th | 105th | 31st | 8th | 69th | 139th | 137th | 86th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 127 | 2,398 | 3.7 | 1,091 | 435 | 2.5 | 1,307 | 216 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 13th | 6th | 9th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 37th | 47th | 53rd | ||||||||||
Net | +59 | +861 | +777 | +0.5 | +1,416 | +219 | +1.3 | -555 | -93 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 48th | 23rd | 59th | 47th | 12th | 5th | 17th | 117th | 123rd | 65th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |