Record: 6-5, .545 W-L% (61st of 138)
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Lou Saban (6-5)
PS/G: 17.6 (97th of 138) ▪ PA/G: 17.5 (45th of 138)
SRS: 6.04 (44th of 138) ▪ SOS: 5.13 (52nd of 138)
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 16, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | L | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 23, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | (13) Florida State | Ind | L | 21 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 30, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 38 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 7, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | (19) Auburn | SEC | W | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 5 | Oct 14, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | Georgia Tech | Ind | L | 19 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 21, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Utah State | PCAA | W | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 28, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | (19) Notre Dame | Ind | L | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 4, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | Tulane | Ind | L | 16 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Nov 18, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | San Diego State | WAC | W | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 25, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | Syracuse | Ind | W | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Dec 2, 1978 | Sat | Miami (FL) | @ | Florida | SEC | W | 22 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | W 3 |