The Navy Midshipmen were 8-3 in 1978. They emerged victorious over the BYU Cougars, 23 to 16, in the Holiday Bowl.
| 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 | 237 | 3,652 | 783 | 4.7 | 2,211 | 585 | 3.8 | 1,441 | 198 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 66th | 67th | 74th | 68th | 60th | 50th | 61st | 71st | 87th | 37th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 120 | 2,749 | 3.7 | 1,322 | 445 | 3.0 | 1,427 | 292 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 7th | 16th | 13th | 12th | 5th | 18th | 51st | 127th | 6th | ||||||||||
Net | +117 | +903 | +783 | +0.9 | +889 | +140 | +0.8 | +14 | -94 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 23rd | 28th | 74th | 24th | 25th | 16th | 40th | 66th | 127th | 9th |
| 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 |