The Iowa State Cyclones were 3-8 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-4 | 7-5 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 | ||
1-6 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 137 | 2,824 | 755 | 3.7 | 1,784 | 526 | 3.4 | 1,040 | 229 | 4.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 124th | 119th | 92nd | 127th | 89th | 77th | 97th | 117th | 65th | 138th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 221 | 3,788 | 5.2 | 2,615 | 528 | 5.0 | 1,173 | 199 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 78th | 88th | 120th | 121st | 55th | 136th | 22nd | 30th | 45th | ||||||||||
Net | -84 | -964 | +755 | -1.5 | -831 | -2 | -1.6 | -133 | +30 | -1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 111th | 120th | 92nd | 129th | 111th | 70th | 128th | 77th | 46th | 112th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |