The 1978 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^{[note 1]}

The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium^{[note 2]} in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 3–2 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 222–306 over the season.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–42	69,527	[1]
September 16	UC Davis*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 14–31	12,442	[2][3]
September 23	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–24	37,500	[4]
September 30	Long Beach State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 14–0	8,932	[5][6]
October 7	Cal State Fullerton	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 35–17	8,464	[7]
October 14	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 27–7	8,279	[8]
October 21	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 28–31	37,219	[9]
October 28	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 27–17	36,867	[10]
November 4	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 14–40	15,264	[11]
November 11	San Jose State	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 31–33	14,000	[12]
November 18	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 6–44	11,910	[13]
November 25	Colorado State*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 13–20	5,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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