The Western Michigan Broncos were 7-4 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
8-1 | 9-2 | ||
5-2 | 8-2-1 | ||
5-4 | 7-4 | ||
2-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 220 | 3,571 | 806 | 4.4 | 2,732 | 668 | 4.1 | 839 | 138 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 78th | 76th | 57th | 84th | 18th | 12th | 44th | 128th | 131st | 92nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 152 | 2,695 | 3.7 | 1,666 | 537 | 3.1 | 1,029 | 195 | 5.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 20th | 14th | 10th | 32nd | 46th | 26th | 3rd | 32nd | 12th | ||||||||||
Net | +68 | +876 | +806 | +0.7 | +1,066 | +131 | +1.0 | -190 | -57 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 42nd | 31st | 57th | 36th | 21st | 19th | 28th | 90th | 106th | 45th |
| 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 |