The Michigan State Spartans were 5-6 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 | 240 | 3,491 | 765 | 4.6 | 1,940 | 503 | 3.9 | 1,551 | 262 | 5.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 53rd | 77th | 78th | 77th | 78th | 96th | 68th | 53rd | 39th | 97th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 253 | 3,873 | 4.9 | 2,099 | 535 | 3.9 | 1,774 | 256 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 102nd | 96th | 94th | 77th | 64th | 76th | 110th | 102nd | 97th | ||||||||||
Net | -13 | -382 | +765 | -0.3 | -159 | -32 | -0.1 | -223 | +6 | -1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 79th | 97th | 78th | 86th | 83rd | 86th | 72nd | 89th | 64th | 101st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 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 |