The Houston Cougars were 9-2 in 1978. They fell to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 35 to 34, in the Cotton Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
6-2 | 9-2-1 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
4-4 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 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 | 330 | 4,619 | 845 | 5.5 | 3,306 | 656 | 5.0 | 1,313 | 189 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 11th | 11th | 27th | 12th | 5th | 17th | 6th | 85th | 97th | 48th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 178 | 3,740 | 4.9 | 1,531 | 471 | 3.3 | 2,209 | 286 | 7.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 37th | 85th | 102nd | 19th | 10th | 38th | 134th | 125th | 126th | ||||||||||
Net | +152 | +879 | +845 | +0.5 | +1,775 | +185 | +1.8 | -896 | -97 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 12th | 30th | 27th | 44th | 6th | 7th | 9th | 136th | 128th | 98th |
| 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 |