The Northwestern Wildcats were 0-10-1 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 | 92 | 2,397 | 728 | 3.3 | 747 | 392 | 1.9 | 1,650 | 336 | 4.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 138th | 136th | 119th | 137th | 138th | 138th | 138th | 47th | 15th | 132nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 440 | 5,108 | 5.7 | 3,866 | 753 | 5.1 | 1,242 | 151 | 8.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 138th | 136th | 134th | 138th | 138th | 135th | 30th | 2nd | 135th | ||||||||||
Net | -348 | -2,711 | +728 | -2.4 | -3,119 | -361 | -3.2 | +408 | +185 | -3.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 138th | 138th | 119th | 138th | 138th | 138th | 137th | 25th | 1st | 136th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |