The SMU Mustangs were 4-6-1 in 1978.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
3-5 | 4-6-1 | ||
3-5 | 3-8 | ||
2-6 | 2-9 |
| 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 | 300 | 4,222 | 799 | 5.3 | 1,184 | 408 | 2.9 | 3,038 | 391 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 22nd | 29th | 59th | 19th | 132nd | 136th | 125th | 1st | 4th | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 251 | 3,870 | 4.3 | 2,564 | 652 | 3.9 | 1,306 | 238 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 97th | 98th | 51st | 114th | 128th | 83rd | 34th | 78th | 16th | ||||||||||
Net | +49 | +352 | +799 | +0.9 | -1,380 | -244 | -1.0 | +1,732 | +153 | +2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 51st | 50th | 59th | 23rd | 128th | 136th | 115th | 1st | 4th | 11th |
| 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 |