1978 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1978 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in 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 a 3–7–1 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in ninth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents, 266 to 128. The team played its home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.