The Colorado Buffaloes were 6-5 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
2-5 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 4-7 | ||
3-4 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 230 | 3,475 | 842 | 4.1 | 2,416 | 657 | 3.7 | 1,059 | 185 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 72nd | 86th | 29th | 104th | 42nd | 16th | 73rd | 113th | 100th | 110th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 206 | 3,595 | 4.7 | 2,289 | 544 | 4.2 | 1,306 | 225 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 64th | 65th | 77th | 96th | 56th | 102nd | 34th | 54th | 25th | ||||||||||
Net | +24 | -120 | +842 | -0.5 | +127 | +113 | -0.5 | -247 | -40 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 66th | 79th | 29th | 101st | 61st | 24th | 93rd | 95th | 93rd | 75th |
| 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 |