The Rutgers Scarlet Knights were 9-2 in 1978. They fell to the Arizona State Sun Devils, 34 to 18, in the Garden State 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 | 266 | 3,853 | 799 | 4.8 | 2,481 | 589 | 4.2 | 1,372 | 210 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 37th | 50th | 59th | 49th | 36th | 46th | 37th | 79th | 78th | 67th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 131 | 2,918 | 3.9 | 1,551 | 510 | 3.0 | 1,367 | 241 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 11th | 21st | 21st | 24th | 29th | 21st | 42nd | 84th | 21st | ||||||||||
Net | +135 | +935 | +799 | +0.9 | +930 | +79 | +1.2 | +5 | -31 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 14th | 25th | 59th | 22nd | 23rd | 34th | 22nd | 67th | 82nd | 41st |
| 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 |