The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 8-3 in 1978. They emerged victorious over the Houston Cougars, 35 to 34, in the Cotton Bowl.

1978 Stats

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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
258
4,355
832
5.2
2,299
561
4.1
2,056
271
7.6
Team Rank
43rd
21st
37th
22nd
51st
70th
43rd
21st
38th
22nd
Opponent
11
163
3,572
4.4
1,537
490
3.1
2,035
317
6.4
Opponent Rank
31st
61st
54th
22nd
20th
27th
132nd
133rd
65th
Net
+95
+783
+832
+0.8
+762
+71
+1.0
+21
-46
+1.2
Net Rank
32nd
38th
37th
33rd
32nd
39th
30th
65th
97th
33rd

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