The Purdue Boilermakers were 8-2-1 in 1978. They emerged victorious over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 41 to 21, in the Peach Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
See schedule
GT 
IND 
NW 
1978 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Michigan | 7-1 | 10-2 |
1 |  Michigan State | 7-1 | 8-3 |
 Purdue | 6-1-1 | 9-2-1 | |
 Ohio State | 6-2 | 7-4-1 | |
 Wisconsin | 3-4-2 | 5-4-2 |
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 | 261 | 4,164 | 931 | 4.5 | 2,107 | 622 | 3.4 | 2,057 | 309 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 40th | 35th | 4th | 80th | 69th | 26th | 102nd | 20th | 20th | 61st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 130 | 3,102 | 3.8 | 1,531 | 547 | 2.8 | 1,571 | 270 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 10th | 27th | 16th | 19th | 64th | 12th | 80th | 115th | 26th | ||||||||||
Net | +131 | +1,062 | +931 | +0.7 | +576 | +75 | +0.6 | +486 | +39 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 15th | 19th | 4th | 38th | 43rd | 36th | 48th | 20th | 37th | 42nd |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Marshall 
Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
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Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
