The William & Mary Tribe were 4-7 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 | 139 | 2,784 | 763 | 3.6 | 1,586 | 517 | 3.1 | 1,198 | 246 | 4.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 123rd | 120th | 82nd | 131st | 105th | 85th | 114th | 91st | 50th | 133rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 226 | 3,925 | 5.1 | 2,725 | 560 | 4.9 | 1,200 | 204 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 84th | 97th | 110th | 124th | 95th | 132nd | 26th | 35th | 44th | ||||||||||
Net | -87 | -1,141 | +763 | -1.5 | -1,139 | -43 | -1.8 | -2 | +42 | -1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 112th | 123rd | 82nd | 130th | 123rd | 91st | 134th | 63rd | 35th | 102nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |