The Washington State Cougars were 3-8 in 1979.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-4 | 6-6 | ||
3-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 | ||
2-6 | 3-8 | ||
1-7 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 241 | 4,154 | 801 | 5.2 | 2,304 | 534 | 4.3 | 1,850 | 267 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 51st | 29th | 38th | 26th | 48th | 71st | 31st | 31st | 35th | 45th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 366 | 4,319 | 5.7 | 2,734 | 559 | 4.9 | 1,585 | 197 | 8.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 135th | 123rd | 136th | 126th | 94th | 133rd | 84th | 26th | 133rd | ||||||||||
Net | -125 | -165 | +801 | -0.5 | -430 | -25 | -0.6 | +265 | +70 | -1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 123rd | 79th | 38th | 101st | 98th | 83rd | 98th | 38th | 23rd | 104th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |