| Year: | 1978 |
| Regular Season: | August–November 1978 |
| Playoffs: | November–December 1978 |
| Championship: | Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH |
| Champions: | (2) |
The 1978 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1978 college football season in the United States and the 23rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the ninth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1978 and culminated in the 1978 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Donnell Stadium in Findlay, Ohio.[1]
defeated in the championship game, 7–0, to win their second NAIA national title.
| Conference | Champion | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Carroll (MT) | 4–0 | |
| Heart of America | Missouri Valley | 6–0 | |
| Hoosier-Buckeye | Findlay | 8–0 | |
| Illini-Badger | Milton | 4–0 | |
| Kansas | Bethany | 8–0 | |
| Minnesota | Concordia–Moorhead St. Olaf | 7–1 | |
| Nebraska | Hastings | 4–0–1 | |
| North Dakota | Valley City State | 4–0 | |
| Pacific Northwest | Linfield | 5–0 | |
| South Dakota | Dakota State | 6–0 | |
| SCIAC | Redlands | 5–0 | |
| Texas | Tarleton State | 7–0–1 |