The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were 7-4 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 | 213 | 2,879 | 720 | 4.0 | 1,953 | 588 | 3.3 | 926 | 132 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 83rd | 121st | 122nd | 113th | 81st | 47th | 105th | 124th | 135th | 44th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 185 | 2,965 | 4.1 | 1,490 | 498 | 3.0 | 1,475 | 231 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 43rd | 23rd | 28th | 16th | 24th | 19th | 65th | 65th | 63rd | ||||||||||
Net | +28 | -86 | +720 | -0.1 | +463 | +90 | +0.3 | -549 | -99 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 61st | 77th | 122nd | 79th | 49th | 29th | 54th | 121st | 129th | 47th |
| 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 |