The Oklahoma Sooners were 10-1 in 1978. They emerged victorious over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 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 | 440 | 5,388 | 816 | 6.6 | 4,709 | 721 | 6.5 | 679 | 95 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 1st | 2nd | 51st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 135th | 137th | 42nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 151 | 3,125 | 3.7 | 1,941 | 579 | 3.4 | 1,184 | 272 | 4.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 18th | 29th | 8th | 52nd | 91st | 44th | 23rd | 117th | 1st | ||||||||||
Net | +289 | +2,263 | +816 | +2.9 | +2,768 | +142 | +3.2 | -505 | -177 | +2.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 2nd | 51st | 1st | 1st | 14th | 1st | 117th | 138th | 4th |
| 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 |