The Kentucky Wildcats were 5-6 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-3 | 7-5 | ||
5-1 | 6-5 | ||
3-3 | 5-6 | ||
3-3 | 4-7 | ||
2-4 | 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 | 180 | 3,546 | 762 | 4.7 | 2,638 | 608 | 4.3 | 908 | 154 | 5.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 94th | 73rd | 84th | 66th | 25th | 27th | 30th | 131st | 126th | 98th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 143 | 2,966 | 4.1 | 1,731 | 490 | 3.5 | 1,235 | 229 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 23rd | 33rd | 40th | 29th | 46th | 27th | 66th | 15th | ||||||||||
Net | +37 | +580 | +762 | +0.5 | +907 | +118 | +0.8 | -327 | -75 | +0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 56th | 35th | 84th | 45th | 24th | 22nd | 39th | 104th | 118th | 53rd |
| 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 |