The Stanford Cardinal were 5-5-1 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-4 | 6-6 | ||
5-4 | 6-6 | ||
3-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 | ||
2-6 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 259 | 3,931 | 778 | 5.1 | 1,460 | 460 | 3.2 | 2,471 | 318 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 40th | 44th | 57th | 40th | 115th | 113th | 109th | 7th | 19th | 19th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 239 | 4,016 | 4.8 | 2,413 | 557 | 4.3 | 1,603 | 286 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 95th | 102nd | 79th | 106th | 91st | 116th | 89th | 120th | 27th | ||||||||||
Net | +20 | -85 | +778 | +0.3 | -953 | -97 | -1.2 | +868 | +32 | +2.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 62nd | 73rd | 57th | 56th | 115th | 112th | 120th | 9th | 44th | 16th |
| 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 |