The Penn State Nittany Lions were 7-4 in 1979. They emerged victorious over the Tulane Green Wave, 9 to 6, in the Liberty Bowl.
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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 | 248 | 3,806 | 826 | 4.6 | 2,469 | 611 | 4.0 | 1,337 | 215 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 46th | 52nd | 23rd | 71st | 37th | 24th | 50th | 78th | 74th | 82nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 171 | 3,033 | 4.2 | 1,438 | 478 | 3.0 | 1,595 | 247 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 41st | 31st | 39th | 20th | 25th | 22nd | 86th | 88th | 71st | ||||||||||
Net | +77 | +773 | +826 | +0.4 | +1,031 | +133 | +1.0 | -258 | -32 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 37th | 27th | 23rd | 51st | 19th | 18th | 26th | 92nd | 91st | 74th |
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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 |
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Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
