The Purdue Boilermakers were 8-2-1 in 1978. They emerged victorious over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 41 to 21, in the Peach Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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1978 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Michigan | 7-1 | 10-2 |
1 |  Michigan State | 7-1 | 8-3 |
 Purdue | 6-1-1 | 9-2-1 | |
 Ohio State | 6-2 | 7-4-1 | |
 Wisconsin | 3-4-2 | 5-4-2 |
1978 Stats
See stats| 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 | 261 | 4,164 | 931 | 4.5 | 2,107 | 622 | 3.4 | 2,057 | 309 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 40th | 35th | 4th | 80th | 69th | 26th | 102nd | 20th | 20th | 61st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 130 | 3,102 | 3.8 | 1,531 | 547 | 2.8 | 1,571 | 270 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 10th | 27th | 16th | 19th | 64th | 12th | 80th | 115th | 26th | ||||||||||
Net | +131 | +1,062 | +931 | +0.7 | +576 | +75 | +0.6 | +486 | +39 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 15th | 19th | 4th | 38th | 43rd | 36th | 48th | 20th | 37th | 42nd |
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| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Texas | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Tulane | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 2 | 9 | .182 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Diego State | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
Texas A&M
Georgia| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  BYU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
Miami
Virginia| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 2 |  Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 8 | 3 | .727 |
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