The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 7-4 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 | 243 | 4,183 | 775 | 5.4 | 2,025 | 516 | 3.9 | 2,158 | 259 | 8.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 48th | 25th | 63rd | 16th | 75th | 88th | 61st | 18th | 44th | 8th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 197 | 3,381 | 4.3 | 1,985 | 542 | 3.7 | 1,396 | 241 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 59th | 49th | 47th | 59th | 77th | 61st | 52nd | 80th | 35th | ||||||||||
Net | +46 | +802 | +775 | +1.1 | +40 | -26 | +0.3 | +762 | +18 | +2.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 52nd | 26th | 63rd | 18th | 71st | 84th | 59th | 13th | 53rd | 7th |
| 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 |