The Pittsburgh Panthers were 8-3 in 1978. They fell to the NC State Wolfpack, 30 to 17, in the Tangerine 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 | 246 | 3,526 | 833 | 4.2 | 1,878 | 550 | 3.4 | 1,648 | 283 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 56th | 79th | 36th | 100th | 89th | 77th | 98th | 48th | 31st | 103rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 157 | 2,721 | 3.4 | 1,261 | 533 | 2.4 | 1,460 | 264 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 15th | 5th | 10th | 43rd | 5th | 60th | 107th | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | +89 | +805 | +833 | +0.8 | +617 | +17 | +1.0 | +188 | +19 | +0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 36th | 36th | 36th | 32nd | 38th | 65th | 26th | 43rd | 50th | 59th |
| 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 |