The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 9-2 in 1978. They fell to the Oklahoma Sooners, 31 to 24, in the Orange Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1 | 11-1 | |
1 | 6-1 | 9-3 | |
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
2-5 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 420 | 5,515 | 897 | 6.1 | 3,715 | 699 | 5.3 | 1,800 | 198 | 9.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 37th | 87th | 2nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 185 | 3,177 | 4.1 | 1,657 | 542 | 3.1 | 1,520 | 227 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 43rd | 33rd | 30th | 31st | 51st | 22nd | 73rd | 60th | 76th | ||||||||||
Net | +235 | +2,338 | +897 | +2.0 | +2,058 | +157 | +2.3 | +280 | -29 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 4th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 11th | 2nd | 32nd | 81st | 8th |
| 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 |