The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 5-6 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 7-4-1 | ||
3-4-2 | 5-4-2 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
0-6-2 | 1-8-2 |
| 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 | 210 | 3,648 | 815 | 4.5 | 2,147 | 583 | 3.7 | 1,501 | 232 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 85th | 68th | 52nd | 79th | 65th | 51st | 72nd | 67th | 59th | 71st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 267 | 3,715 | 4.8 | 2,085 | 548 | 3.8 | 1,630 | 225 | 7.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 104th | 78th | 91st | 66th | 67th | 71st | 95th | 54th | 106th | ||||||||||
Net | -57 | -67 | +815 | -0.3 | +62 | +35 | -0.1 | -129 | +7 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 98th | 75th | 52nd | 91st | 67th | 56th | 73rd | 84th | 57th | 97th |
| 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 |