The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were 7-4 in 1978. They fell to the Purdue Boilermakers, 41 to 21, in the Peach Bowl.
| 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 | 249 | 4,070 | 718 | 5.7 | 2,290 | 484 | 4.7 | 1,780 | 234 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 52nd | 42nd | 123rd | 6th | 52nd | 117th | 10th | 40th | 55th | 21st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 212 | 3,970 | 5.0 | 2,285 | 569 | 4.0 | 1,685 | 225 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 70th | 103rd | 107th | 95th | 83rd | 92nd | 105th | 54th | 117th | ||||||||||
Net | +37 | +100 | +718 | +0.7 | +5 | -85 | +0.7 | +95 | +9 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 58th | 65th | 123rd | 39th | 72nd | 108th | 44th | 54th | 53rd | 68th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |