The Ball State Cardinals were 10-1 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 10-1 | |
8-1 | 9-2 | ||
5-2 | 8-2-1 | ||
5-4 | 7-4 | ||
2-4 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 251 | 4,066 | 871 | 4.7 | 2,625 | 680 | 3.9 | 1,441 | 191 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 47th | 43rd | 12th | 67th | 29th | 10th | 57th | 71st | 94th | 23rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 82 | 2,333 | 3.2 | 1,124 | 472 | 2.4 | 1,209 | 247 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 12th | 7th | 27th | 91st | 7th | ||||||||||
Net | +169 | +1,733 | +871 | +1.4 | +1,501 | +208 | +1.5 | +232 | -56 | +2.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 10th | 7th | 12th | 9th | 15th | 5th | 17th | 39th | 105th | 5th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |