1978 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1978 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big Eight co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 24–31 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record9–3 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJerry Moore (1st season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorLance Van Zandt (2nd season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma + 6 1 0 11 1 0
No. 8 Nebraska + 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Missouri 4 3 0 8 4 0
Iowa State 4 3 0 8 4 0
Kansas State 3 4 0 4 7 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0 3 8 0
Colorado 2 5 0 6 5 0
Kansas 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.