The Houston Cougars were 10-1 in 1979. They emerged victorious over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 17 to 14, in the Cotton Bowl.
| 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 | 278 | 4,285 | 808 | 5.3 | 3,257 | 653 | 5.0 | 1,028 | 155 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 27th | 20th | 37th | 23rd | 7th | 9th | 8th | 118th | 124th | 57th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 121 | 2,786 | 4.0 | 1,697 | 509 | 3.3 | 1,089 | 180 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 11th | 17th | 26th | 34th | 40th | 37th | 12th | 8th | 51st | ||||||||||
Net | +157 | +1,499 | +808 | +1.3 | +1,560 | +144 | +1.7 | -61 | -25 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 16th | 13th | 37th | 14th | 9th | 16th | 11th | 72nd | 86th | 48th |
| 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 |