| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Wichita State Shockers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Wright |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Cessna Stadium |
The 1978 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Wright, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1]