The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs were 6-4 in 1978. They fell to the East Carolina Pirates, 35 to 13, in the Independence Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-1 | 7-4 | |
1 | 4-1 | 6-5 | |
2-3 | 7-4 | ||
Texas-Arlington | 3-2 | 5-6 | |
2-3 | 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 | 10 | 215 | 2,974 | 738 | 4.0 | 1,124 | 434 | 2.6 | 1,850 | 304 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 81st | 112th | 112th | 109th | 133rd | 132nd | 132nd | 32nd | 21st | 90th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 151 | 3,342 | 4.6 | 2,280 | 553 | 4.1 | 1,062 | 180 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 18th | 44th | 66th | 93rd | 72nd | 98th | 8th | 18th | 31st | ||||||||||
Net | +64 | -368 | +738 | -0.5 | -1,156 | -119 | -1.5 | +788 | +124 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 45th | 90th | 112th | 99th | 125th | 120th | 129th | 12th | 11th | 66th |
| 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 |