The Texas Longhorns were 8-3 in 1978. They emerged victorious over the Maryland Terrapins, 42 to 0, in the Sun Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
6-2 | 9-2-1 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
4-4 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 |
| 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 | 245 | 3,436 | 779 | 4.4 | 2,348 | 600 | 3.9 | 1,088 | 179 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 58th | 88th | 78th | 85th | 47th | 40th | 56th | 109th | 106th | 93rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 136 | 2,646 | 3.4 | 1,222 | 535 | 2.3 | 1,424 | 246 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 12th | 10th | 4th | 7th | 45th | 3rd | 50th | 88th | 24th | ||||||||||
Net | +109 | +790 | +779 | +1.0 | +1,126 | +65 | +1.6 | -336 | -67 | +0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 27th | 37th | 78th | 17th | 19th | 42nd | 16th | 105th | 112th | 60th |
| 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 |