The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 6-5 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 | 232 | 4,120 | 747 | 5.5 | 1,483 | 436 | 3.4 | 2,637 | 311 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 70th | 40th | 104th | 11th | 119th | 131st | 99th | 7th | 18th | 6th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 205 | 4,043 | 5.0 | 2,547 | 597 | 4.3 | 1,496 | 205 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 61st | 108th | 109th | 112th | 107th | 110th | 67th | 36th | 110th | ||||||||||
Net | +27 | +77 | +747 | +0.5 | -1,064 | -161 | -0.9 | +1,141 | +106 | +1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 63rd | 66th | 104th | 47th | 122nd | 127th | 109th | 6th | 15th | 32nd |
| 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 |