The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 9-2 in 1978. They fell to the Oklahoma Sooners, 31 to 24, in the Orange Bowl.
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KU 
OKST 
1978 Big 8 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma | 6-1 | 11-1 | |
 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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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  Colorado State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
BYU 
Colorado | Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marshall | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  UConn | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Ohio State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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