The Ohio State Buckeyes were 7-3-1 in 1978. They fell to the Clemson Tigers, 17 to 15, in the Gator Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 8-3 | |
6-1-1 | 9-2-1 | ||
6-2 | 7-4-1 | ||
3-4-2 | 5-4-2 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 324 | 4,289 | 858 | 5.0 | 3,160 | 688 | 4.6 | 1,129 | 170 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 14th | 26th | 15th | 35th | 7th | 6th | 15th | 105th | 108th | 62nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 199 | 3,428 | 4.1 | 1,614 | 549 | 2.9 | 1,814 | 296 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 54th | 50th | 26th | 30th | 70th | 17th | 118th | 130th | 46th | ||||||||||
Net | +125 | +861 | +858 | +0.9 | +1,546 | +139 | +1.7 | -685 | -126 | +0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 22nd | 33rd | 15th | 21st | 14th | 17th | 14th | 128th | 137th | 50th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |