The Tulane Green Wave were 4-7 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 | 183 | 3,285 | 776 | 4.2 | 1,766 | 553 | 3.2 | 1,519 | 223 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 103rd | 95th | 81st | 99th | 99th | 74th | 112th | 64th | 68th | 55th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 211 | 3,558 | 4.8 | 2,061 | 534 | 3.9 | 1,497 | 214 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 69th | 59th | 88th | 64th | 44th | 77th | 68th | 46th | 96th | ||||||||||
Net | -28 | -273 | +776 | -0.5 | -295 | +19 | -0.7 | +22 | +9 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 86th | 88th | 81st | 97th | 83rd | 63rd | 102nd | 64th | 53rd | 79th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |