The West Virginia Mountaineers were 2-9 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 | 167 | 3,089 | 768 | 4.0 | 1,432 | 491 | 2.9 | 1,657 | 277 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 108th | 103rd | 92nd | 112th | 125th | 114th | 124th | 46th | 33rd | 97th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 364 | 4,403 | 5.4 | 2,802 | 602 | 4.7 | 1,601 | 208 | 7.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 134th | 124th | 130th | 124th | 113th | 128th | 89th | 40th | 124th | ||||||||||
Net | -197 | -1,314 | +768 | -1.4 | -1,370 | -111 | -1.7 | +56 | +69 | -1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 131st | 124th | 92nd | 128th | 127th | 118th | 130th | 57th | 27th | 120th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |