| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Record: | 1–9–1 |
| Conf Record: | 1–6 |
| Head Coach: | Ben Hurt |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Horace Jones Field |
The 1978 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Ben Hurt in his fourth and final year as head coach, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 1–9–1 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the OVC.