The Richmond Spiders were 3-8 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 | 176 | 2,877 | 768 | 3.7 | 2,092 | 601 | 3.5 | 785 | 167 | 4.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 105th | 122nd | 92nd | 124th | 71st | 39th | 90th | 132nd | 111th | 134th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 195 | 3,265 | 4.2 | 2,151 | 597 | 3.6 | 1,114 | 188 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 52nd | 40th | 33rd | 77th | 107th | 57th | 15th | 28th | 33rd | ||||||||||
Net | -19 | -388 | +768 | -0.4 | -59 | +4 | -0.1 | -329 | -21 | -1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 81st | 93rd | 92nd | 93rd | 75th | 70th | 74th | 103rd | 75th | 108th |
| 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 |