| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Coachrank: | 19 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3 |
| Head Coach: | Frank Kush |
| Hc Year: | 21st |
| Def Coach: | Larry Kentera |
| Dc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Sun Devil Stadium |
| Champion: | Garden State Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Garden State Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 34–18 vs. Rutgers |
The 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 21st season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 9–3 record (4–3 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 347 to 236.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Mark Malone with 1,305 passing yards and 705 rushing yards and Chris DeFrance with 617 receiving yards.[3]
Mark Malone threw a pair of touchdown passes and Bill Zivic's 45-yard field goal attempt missed wide left in the final seconds to secure the Sun Devil victory.[6]
MVP: John Mistler