The Illinois Fighting Illini were 1-8-2 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
0-6-2 | 1-8-2 | ||
2-6 | 2-9 | ||
0-8-1 | 0-10-1 |
| 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 | 103 | 2,618 | 706 | 3.7 | 1,691 | 550 | 3.1 | 927 | 156 | 5.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 137th | 130th | 128th | 129th | 103rd | 77th | 115th | 122nd | 121st | 98th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 317 | 4,097 | 4.9 | 2,705 | 596 | 4.5 | 1,392 | 235 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 126th | 111th | 101st | 118th | 106th | 123rd | 49th | 77th | 32nd | ||||||||||
Net | -214 | -1,479 | +706 | -1.2 | -1,014 | -46 | -1.5 | -465 | -79 | +0.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 132nd | 129th | 128th | 123rd | 121st | 93rd | 127th | 111th | 120th | 74th |
| 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 |