The Louisiana-Monroe Indians were 3-8 in 1979.
| 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 | 158 | 2,706 | 712 | 3.8 | 1,723 | 519 | 3.3 | 983 | 193 | 5.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 109th | 123rd | 124th | 123rd | 95th | 83rd | 99th | 127th | 97th | 129th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 211 | 3,309 | 4.4 | 2,295 | 570 | 4.0 | 1,014 | 188 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 67th | 41st | 52nd | 98th | 104th | 89th | 8th | 16th | 16th | ||||||||||
Net | -53 | -603 | +712 | -0.6 | -572 | -51 | -0.7 | -31 | +5 | -0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 103rd | 107th | 124th | 105th | 102nd | 94th | 104th | 67th | 66th | 78th |
| 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 |