The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 9-2 in 1978. They fell to the Oklahoma Sooners, 31 to 24, in the Orange Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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KU 
OKST 
1978 Big 8 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Oklahoma | 6-1 | 11-1 |
1 |  Nebraska | 6-1 | 9-3 |
 Iowa State | 4-3 | 8-4 | |
 Missouri | 4-3 | 8-4 | |
 Colorado | 2-5 | 6-5 |
1978 Stats
See stats| 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 | 420 | 5,515 | 897 | 6.1 | 3,715 | 699 | 5.3 | 1,800 | 198 | 9.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 37th | 87th | 2nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 185 | 3,177 | 4.1 | 1,657 | 542 | 3.1 | 1,520 | 227 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 43rd | 33rd | 30th | 31st | 51st | 22nd | 73rd | 60th | 76th | ||||||||||
Net | +235 | +2,338 | +897 | +2.0 | +2,058 | +157 | +2.3 | +280 | -29 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 4th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 11th | 2nd | 32nd | 81st | 8th |
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| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Utah State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  JMU | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Syracuse | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
LSU 
Georgia | Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Penn State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delaware | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | .750 |
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