The UNLV Rebels 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 | 249 | 4,214 | 842 | 5.0 | 2,654 | 586 | 4.5 | 1,560 | 256 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 52nd | 30th | 29th | 34th | 27th | 49th | 19th | 59th | 47th | 89th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 182 | 3,344 | 4.2 | 1,890 | 545 | 3.5 | 1,454 | 255 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 39th | 45th | 35th | 49th | 59th | 48th | 59th | 99th | 23rd | ||||||||||
Net | +67 | +870 | +842 | +0.8 | +764 | +41 | +1.1 | +106 | +1 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 43rd | 32nd | 29th | 31st | 30th | 51st | 25th | 52nd | 62nd | 58th |
| 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 |