The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 8-3 in 1978. They emerged victorious over the Houston Cougars, 35 to 34, in the Cotton Bowl.
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 | |
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Team | 11 | 258 | 4,355 | 832 | 5.2 | 2,299 | 561 | 4.1 | 2,056 | 271 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 42nd | 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 | 31st | 38th | 37th | 33rd | 32nd | 39th | 30th | 65th | 97th | 33rd |
Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Boise State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
2 | Colorado State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Marshall | 7 | 3 | .700 |
2 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | .600 |
Independent | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | .900 |
2 | UConn | 7 | 3 | .700 |
Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Ohio | 8 | 3 | .727 |
2 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | .636 |
Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Oregon | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
2 | Ohio State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Washington State | 8 | 2 | .800 |
2 | Oregon State | 4 | 6 | .400 |
Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
2 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | .700 |