The New Mexico Lobos were 7-5 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-1 | 9-4 | |
4-2 | 8-3 | ||
3-3 | 7-5 | ||
2-4 | 5-6 | ||
4-2 | 5-7 |
| 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 | 12 | 284 | 4,807 | 937 | 5.1 | 2,730 | 647 | 4.2 | 2,077 | 290 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 26th | 6th | 3rd | 26th | 19th | 18th | 36th | 18th | 28th | 41st | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 205 | 3,852 | 4.5 | 2,027 | 573 | 3.5 | 1,825 | 284 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 61st | 94th | 59th | 59th | 86th | 52nd | 119th | 124th | 66th | ||||||||||
Net | +79 | +955 | +937 | +0.6 | +703 | +74 | +0.7 | +252 | +6 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 39th | 24th | 3rd | 40th | 36th | 37th | 45th | 34th | 58th | 46th |
| 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 |