The Arizona State Sun Devils were 8-3 in 1978. They emerged victorious over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 34 to 18, in the Garden State Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1 | 12-1 | |
4-3 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-3-1 | ||
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
6-2 | 7-4 |
| 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 | 347 | 4,566 | 905 | 5.0 | 2,693 | 618 | 4.4 | 1,873 | 287 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 7th | 12th | 6th | 30th | 21st | 28th | 24th | 29th | 30th | 69th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 218 | 2,921 | 3.7 | 1,074 | 494 | 2.2 | 1,847 | 295 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 73rd | 22nd | 12th | 3rd | 22nd | 2nd | 121st | 129th | 53rd | ||||||||||
Net | +129 | +1,645 | +905 | +1.3 | +1,619 | +124 | +2.2 | +26 | -8 | +0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 16th | 9th | 6th | 10th | 8th | 20th | 3rd | 63rd | 67th | 62nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 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 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 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 |