The Ball State Cardinals were 6-5 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0-1 | 10-0-1 | |
7-1-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 6-5 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 272 | 3,998 | 761 | 5.3 | 2,358 | 575 | 4.1 | 1,640 | 186 | 8.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 34th | 39th | 88th | 24th | 45th | 47th | 46th | 44th | 104th | 5th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 191 | 3,513 | 4.6 | 2,346 | 587 | 4.0 | 1,167 | 185 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 55th | 62nd | 65th | 102nd | 113th | 85th | 20th | 12th | 65th | ||||||||||
Net | +81 | +485 | +761 | +0.7 | +12 | -12 | +0.1 | +473 | +1 | +2.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 33rd | 43rd | 88th | 36th | 72nd | 79th | 62nd | 23rd | 67th | 8th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |