The Harvard Crimson were 4-4-1 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 | 9 | 196 | 3,005 | 581 | 5.2 | 1,396 | 397 | 3.5 | 1,609 | 184 | 8.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 92nd | 107th | 138th | 25th | 126th | 137th | 86th | 53rd | 102nd | 5th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 189 | 3,456 | 4.7 | 2,097 | 548 | 3.8 | 1,359 | 186 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 46th | 51st | 85th | 71st | 67th | 72nd | 41st | 26th | 111th | ||||||||||
Net | +7 | -451 | +581 | +0.5 | -701 | -151 | -0.3 | +250 | -2 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 74th | 97th | 138th | 48th | 109th | 126th | 86th | 36th | 64th | 24th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |