Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| McNeese State | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.4 | 11.3 | 3.16 | -5.43 | ||||
| Texas-Arlington | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 31.1 | 14.7 | 4.58 | -7.51 | ||||
| Lamar | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 24.7 | 19.8 | -0.55 | -5.10 | ||||
| Arkansas State | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 15.2 | 17.1 | -8.16 | -5.98 | ||||
| Louisiana | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 13.4 | 15.3 | -8.18 | -5.91 | ||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 10.2 | 20.2 | -12.84 | -4.20 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-12-15 | Independence Bowl | Syracuse | 31 | McNeese State | 7 | Shreveport, LA |
1979 Conference Leaders