The McNeese Cowboys were 11-0 in 1979. They fell to the Syracuse Orangemen, 31 to 7, in the Independence Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-0 | 11-1 | |
Texas-Arlington | 4-1 | 9-2 | |
3-2 | 6-3-2 | ||
1-4 | 4-7 | ||
1-4 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 226 | 3,221 | 779 | 4.1 | 2,245 | 624 | 3.6 | 976 | 155 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 65th | 98th | 56th | 108th | 52nd | 17th | 84th | 128th | 124th | 78th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 104 | 2,854 | 4.0 | 1,455 | 463 | 3.1 | 1,399 | 251 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 20th | 22nd | 22nd | 21st | 27th | 53rd | 95th | 25th | ||||||||||
Net | +122 | +367 | +779 | +0.1 | +790 | +161 | +0.5 | -423 | -96 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 22nd | 51st | 56th | 64th | 31st | 11th | 53rd | 112th | 127th | 44th |
| 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 |