The California Golden Bears were 6-5 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
6-2 | 7-4 | ||
3-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 | ||
2-6 | 3-7-1 |
| 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 | 236 | 4,179 | 841 | 5.0 | 1,481 | 496 | 3.0 | 2,698 | 345 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 68th | 34th | 31st | 37th | 120th | 110th | 122nd | 5th | 11th | 15th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 289 | 4,105 | 5.1 | 2,458 | 546 | 4.5 | 1,647 | 252 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 113th | 112th | 115th | 106th | 62nd | 120th | 97th | 98th | 70th | ||||||||||
Net | -53 | +74 | +841 | -0.2 | -977 | -50 | -1.5 | +1,051 | +93 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 95th | 67th | 31st | 85th | 118th | 96th | 128th | 8th | 19th | 28th |
| 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 |