| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Oregon State Beavers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Record: | 3–7–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Craig Fertig |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Tony Kopay |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Ray Braun[1] |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Parker Stadium |
The 1978 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State Universityas a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Craig Fertig, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 record with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing ninth in the Pac-10, and were outscored 266 to 128.[2] The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis.