The Illinois Fighting Illini were 2-8-1 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 | 156 | 3,159 | 744 | 4.2 | 1,591 | 450 | 3.5 | 1,568 | 294 | 5.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 111th | 102nd | 103rd | 96th | 104th | 117th | 89th | 51st | 28th | 122nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 266 | 3,801 | 4.8 | 2,251 | 545 | 4.1 | 1,550 | 240 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 110th | 91st | 90th | 93rd | 82nd | 100th | 78th | 79th | 72nd | ||||||||||
Net | -110 | -642 | +744 | -0.6 | -660 | -95 | -0.6 | +18 | +54 | -1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 118th | 111th | 103rd | 108th | 105th | 109th | 101st | 58th | 29th | 105th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |