The Penn State Nittany Lions were 11-0 in 1978. They fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 14 to 7, in the Sugar Bowl.
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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 | 326 | 4,181 | 886 | 4.7 | 2,218 | 628 | 3.5 | 1,963 | 258 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 12th | 33rd | 9th | 61st | 58th | 23rd | 83rd | 25th | 44th | 20th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 97 | 2,243 | 3.1 | 599 | 408 | 1.5 | 1,644 | 321 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 96th | 134th | 9th | ||||||||||
Net | +229 | +1,938 | +886 | +1.6 | +1,619 | +220 | +2.1 | +319 | -63 | +2.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 6th | 6th | 9th | 6th | 8th | 2nd | 4th | 30th | 109th | 6th |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Ohio | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 4 | 1 | .800 |
Oregon 
Indiana | Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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Navy 
Memphis | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
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