The Rice Owls were 2-9 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
3-5 | 4-6-1 | ||
3-5 | 3-8 | ||
2-6 | 2-9 | ||
0-8 | 2-9 |
| 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 | 159 | 2,993 | 786 | 3.8 | 967 | 434 | 2.2 | 2,026 | 352 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 113th | 110th | 72nd | 121st | 136th | 132nd | 135th | 23rd | 9th | 108th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 408 | 4,965 | 5.9 | 3,644 | 667 | 5.5 | 1,321 | 180 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 135th | 134th | 136th | 135th | 134th | 137th | 37th | 18th | 112th | ||||||||||
Net | -249 | -1,972 | +786 | -2.1 | -2,677 | -233 | -3.2 | +705 | +172 | -1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 135th | 134th | 72nd | 136th | 137th | 133rd | 138th | 14th | 3rd | 117th |
| 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 |