The Michigan Wolverines were 8-3 in 1979. They fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels, 17 to 15, in the Gator Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
See schedule
UNC 
OSU 
WIS 
1979 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Purdue | 7-1 | 10-2 | |
 Indiana | 5-3 | 8-4 | |
 Michigan | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
 Iowa | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
 Michigan State | 3-5 | 5-6 |
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 | 297 | 4,441 | 809 | 5.5 | 2,733 | 603 | 4.5 | 1,708 | 206 | 8.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 20th | 17th | 35th | 13th | 19th | 31st | 22nd | 37th | 83rd | 9th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 134 | 2,787 | 3.8 | 1,092 | 443 | 2.5 | 1,695 | 282 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 16th | 18th | 14th | 5th | 10th | 4th | 101st | 118th | 49th | ||||||||||
Net | +163 | +1,654 | +809 | +1.6 | +1,641 | +160 | +2.1 | +13 | -76 | +2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 13th | 7th | 35th | 9th | 8th | 12th | 7th | 59th | 119th | 12th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Marshall 
Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
SMU 
Clemson 
Texas 
Georgia 
Army 
Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
