The Wisconsin Badgers were 4-7 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
3-5-1 | 4-6-1 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
1-6-1 | 2-8-1 | ||
0-9 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 208 | 3,715 | 749 | 5.0 | 2,062 | 523 | 3.9 | 1,653 | 226 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 76th | 59th | 97th | 46th | 69th | 80th | 59th | 42nd | 68th | 32nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 311 | 4,320 | 5.6 | 2,381 | 530 | 4.5 | 1,939 | 244 | 7.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 132nd | 124th | 131st | 105th | 61st | 121st | 124th | 86th | 131st | ||||||||||
Net | -103 | -605 | +749 | -0.6 | -319 | -7 | -0.5 | -286 | -18 | -0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 116th | 108th | 97th | 111th | 89th | 75th | 96th | 99th | 77th | 93rd |
| 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 |