The Utah Utes were 8-3 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-1 | 9-4 | |
4-2 | 8-3 | ||
3-3 | 7-5 | ||
2-4 | 5-6 | ||
4-2 | 5-7 |
| 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 | 291 | 4,185 | 849 | 4.9 | 2,133 | 577 | 3.7 | 2,052 | 272 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 24th | 32nd | 23rd | 40th | 66th | 58th | 70th | 22nd | 37th | 24th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 182 | 3,087 | 4.0 | 1,404 | 487 | 2.9 | 1,683 | 280 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 39th | 26th | 25th | 14th | 19th | 13th | 104th | 122nd | 37th | ||||||||||
Net | +109 | +1,098 | +849 | +0.9 | +729 | +90 | +0.8 | +369 | -8 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 27th | 18th | 23rd | 25th | 34th | 29th | 39th | 28th | 67th | 22nd |
| 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 |