The Marshall Thundering Herd were 1-10 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-2 | 6-5 | ||
2-4 | 6-5 | ||
4-3 | 5-6 | ||
3-4 | 3-8 | ||
0-6 | 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 | 95 | 2,496 | 706 | 3.5 | 1,700 | 532 | 3.2 | 796 | 174 | 4.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 138th | 134th | 126th | 135th | 97th | 74th | 106th | 137th | 116th | 137th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 309 | 4,418 | 5.6 | 2,837 | 589 | 4.8 | 1,581 | 198 | 8.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 131st | 127th | 132nd | 131st | 115th | 131st | 83rd | 29th | 132nd | ||||||||||
Net | -214 | -1,922 | +706 | -2.1 | -1,137 | -57 | -1.6 | -785 | -24 | -3.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 136th | 136th | 126th | 137th | 122nd | 97th | 131st | 133rd | 83rd | 137th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 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 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 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 |