The Yale Bulldogs were 8-1 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 | 9 | 193 | 2,835 | 695 | 4.1 | 1,655 | 509 | 3.3 | 1,180 | 186 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 85th | 117th | 130th | 111th | 100th | 94th | 101st | 94th | 104th | 76th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 94 | 1,579 | 2.9 | 675 | 363 | 1.9 | 904 | 177 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 6th | 7th | ||||||||||
Net | +99 | +1,256 | +695 | +1.2 | +980 | +146 | +1.4 | +276 | +9 | +1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 17th | 130th | 15th | 22nd | 15th | 15th | 37th | 61st | 29th |
| 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 |