The Yale Bulldogs were 5-2-2 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 | 9 | 192 | 3,234 | 678 | 4.8 | 1,849 | 510 | 3.6 | 1,385 | 168 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 95th | 98th | 131st | 58th | 92nd | 100th | 77th | 78th | 110th | 10th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 114 | 2,217 | 3.7 | 1,055 | 414 | 2.5 | 1,162 | 187 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 4th | 1st | 11th | 2nd | 2nd | 8th | 21st | 27th | 50th | ||||||||||
Net | +78 | +1,017 | +678 | +1.1 | +794 | +96 | +1.1 | +223 | -19 | +2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 40th | 22nd | 131st | 15th | 29th | 27th | 23rd | 41st | 73rd | 15th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |