The Villanova Wildcats were 5-6 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 | 206 | 3,063 | 773 | 4.0 | 2,267 | 626 | 3.6 | 796 | 147 | 5.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 87th | 105th | 83rd | 114th | 57th | 24th | 79th | 131st | 128th | 123rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 242 | 3,783 | 4.9 | 2,313 | 544 | 4.3 | 1,470 | 232 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 88th | 89th | 98th | 97th | 56th | 108th | 64th | 70th | 58th | ||||||||||
Net | -36 | -720 | +773 | -0.9 | -46 | +82 | -0.6 | -674 | -85 | -0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 89th | 109th | 83rd | 111th | 74th | 33rd | 100th | 127th | 124th | 100th |
| 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 |