The Texas Tech Red Raiders were 3-6-2 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 | 141 | 3,206 | 762 | 4.2 | 2,208 | 578 | 3.8 | 998 | 184 | 5.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 122nd | 99th | 84th | 103rd | 56th | 45th | 71st | 124th | 107th | 117th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 182 | 3,587 | 4.9 | 2,132 | 517 | 4.1 | 1,455 | 221 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 49th | 72nd | 92nd | 84th | 45th | 99th | 68th | 57th | 80th | ||||||||||
Net | -41 | -381 | +762 | -0.7 | +76 | +61 | -0.3 | -457 | -37 | -1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 98th | 96th | 84th | 112th | 65th | 42nd | 82nd | 113th | 96th | 107th |
| 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 | 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 |