| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Maxie Lambright |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Captain: | Ronnie Paggett, Scooter Spruell |
| Stadium: | Joe Aillet Stadium |
| Champion: | Southland co-champion |
| Bowl: | Independence Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 13–35 vs. East Carolina |
The 1978 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled a 6–5 record and as Southland Conference co-champion.