The San Diego State Aztecs were 8-3 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 11-1 | |
4-2 | 8-3 | ||
3-3 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 6-6 | ||
5-2 | 6-6 |
| 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 | 286 | 3,620 | 850 | 4.3 | 1,194 | 512 | 2.3 | 2,426 | 338 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 24th | 69th | 10th | 94th | 129th | 92nd | 139th | 11th | 13th | 36th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 276 | 3,797 | 4.8 | 2,024 | 513 | 3.9 | 1,773 | 278 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 117th | 90th | 84th | 68th | 44th | 78th | 109th | 117th | 67th | ||||||||||
Net | +10 | -177 | +850 | -0.5 | -830 | -1 | -1.6 | +653 | +60 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 66th | 80th | 10th | 103rd | 110th | 69th | 130th | 16th | 26th | 41st |
| 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 |