The Air Force Falcons were 3-8 in 1978.
| 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 | 215 | 3,475 | 831 | 4.2 | 1,809 | 533 | 3.4 | 1,666 | 298 | 5.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 81st | 86th | 38th | 103rd | 94th | 86th | 101st | 45th | 25th | 116th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 328 | 4,716 | 6.3 | 3,219 | 588 | 5.5 | 1,497 | 163 | 9.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 128th | 133rd | 138th | 133rd | 99th | 138th | 68th | 6th | 137th | ||||||||||
Net | -113 | -1,241 | +831 | -2.1 | -1,410 | -55 | -2.1 | +169 | +135 | -3.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 117th | 123rd | 38th | 137th | 129th | 99th | 133rd | 45th | 8th | 137th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |