The Houston Cougars were 10-1 in 1979. They emerged victorious over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 17 to 14, in the Cotton Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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NEB 
RICE 
TTU 
TEX 
TCU 
Houston 
Arkansas 
Baylor 
Texas A&M 1979 Stats
See stats| 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 | 278 | 4,285 | 808 | 5.3 | 3,257 | 653 | 5.0 | 1,028 | 155 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 27th | 20th | 37th | 23rd | 7th | 9th | 8th | 118th | 124th | 57th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 121 | 2,786 | 4.0 | 1,697 | 509 | 3.3 | 1,089 | 180 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 11th | 17th | 26th | 34th | 40th | 37th | 12th | 8th | 51st | ||||||||||
Net | +157 | +1,499 | +808 | +1.3 | +1,560 | +144 | +1.7 | -61 | -25 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 16th | 13th | 37th | 14th | 9th | 16th | 11th | 72nd | 86th | 48th |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  Colorado State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
BYU 
Colorado | Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marshall | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  UConn | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Ohio State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
Miami 
SMU 
Texas 
Alabama 
Army 
Tulane | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | .700 |
UNLV 
SJSU 
PUR 
MSU 
TEM 
UTSA 
NCST 
GT 
TOL 
ODU 
ARST 
PITT 
BC 
MTSU 
FIU 
USF 
RICE 
USM 
TROY