Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 39.3 | 14.6 | 24.82 | 8.32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 37.0 | 18.0 | 21.07 | 9.65 | 10 | 2 | 8 | |
| Iowa State | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 8.02 | 4.94 | 20 | 15 | ||
| Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 30.7 | 19.7 | 15.31 | 9.64 | 11 | 15 | ||
| Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 18.3 | 31.1 | -0.54 | 7.91 | ||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 15.2 | 24.2 | 3.66 | 9.76 | ||||
| Colorado | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 20.9 | 18.7 | 6.69 | 5.42 | 13 | |||
| Kansas | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 11.3 | 31.4 | -3.33 | 11.85 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Oklahoma (4) | 31 | Nebraska (6) | 24 | Miami, FL |
| 1978-12-23 | Liberty Bowl | Missouri (18) | 20 | Louisiana State | 15 | Memphis, TN |
| 1978-12-20 | Hall of Fame Classic | Texas A&M | 28 | Iowa State (19) | 12 | Birmingham, AL |
1978 Conference Leaders