The Tennessee Volunteers were 5-5-1 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-2-1 | 6-4-1 | ||
2-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-3 | 5-5-1 | ||
2-4 | 5-6 | ||
2-4 | 4-6-1 |
| 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 | 251 | 3,951 | 773 | 5.1 | 2,281 | 540 | 4.2 | 1,670 | 233 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 47th | 47th | 83rd | 28th | 53rd | 83rd | 34th | 44th | 58th | 40th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 209 | 3,622 | 4.8 | 2,190 | 545 | 4.0 | 1,432 | 213 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 66th | 67th | 90th | 80th | 59th | 93rd | 54th | 43rd | 80th | ||||||||||
Net | +42 | +329 | +773 | +0.3 | +91 | -5 | +0.2 | +238 | +20 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 55th | 51st | 83rd | 57th | 64th | 75th | 56th | 38th | 49th | 54th |
| 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 |