Head coach Herb Lauffer guided the 1978 men's soccer team to the District 18 Championship and advanced to the Area 6 championship. Penn State Behrend defeated backyard rival Mercyhurst by one goal to earn the District 18 Championship.
The blue, white and red finished the year 7-6-2 against a tough schedule, losing four matches by one goal. The Cubs also ruined Allegheny's perfect season by battling them to 1-1 tie, and handed Mercyhurst two of their four losses. Coach Lauffer's team had five shutouts including three in a row and never gave up more than three goals in a game. The Cubs scored over two goals per game, while giving up just one goal per game. Six members and one coach from the 1978 team have been inducted into the Penn State Behrend Hall of Fame. (Bill Stara (1991), Tony Orlando (1993), Paul Heasley (1995), Bill Breedlove (1999), Gary Wolfe (1999), Mike Oliu (2001) and Head Coach Herb Lauffer (2002).