The Illinois State Redbirds were 2-9 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 | 129 | 2,934 | 729 | 4.0 | 1,662 | 495 | 3.4 | 1,272 | 234 | 5.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 123rd | 115th | 117th | 110th | 106th | 111th | 104th | 89th | 55th | 121st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 318 | 4,335 | 5.1 | 3,197 | 665 | 4.8 | 1,138 | 180 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 127th | 121st | 114th | 132nd | 132nd | 130th | 19th | 18th | 55th | ||||||||||
Net | -189 | -1,401 | +729 | -1.1 | -1,535 | -170 | -1.4 | +134 | +54 | -0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 130th | 126th | 117th | 119th | 132nd | 130th | 126th | 47th | 31st | 99th |
| 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 |