1978 Independent Year Summary
Record: 189-176-5, .518 W-L% (5th of 14) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -0.20 (7th of 14) ▪ SOS: -0.60 (7th of 14)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Florida State, Notre Dame, Penn State and Pittsburgh)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Notre Dame and Penn State)
Standings
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Penn State | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 27.8 | 9.3 | 21.91 | 7.08 | |||||
| North Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 25.2 | 13.6 | 9.03 | -0.61 | |||||
| East Carolina | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 23.9 | 11.3 | 5.89 | -3.77 | |||||
| Navy | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 21.7 | 11.3 | 7.95 | -0.80 | |||||
| Notre Dame | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 24.4 | 16.4 | 19.72 | 11.47 | |||||
| Rutgers | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 23.7 | 13.8 | 1.37 | -5.46 | |||||
| Florida State | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 28.4 | 18.9 | 15.13 | 6.59 | |||||
| Temple | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 25.5 | 18.5 | 2.75 | -3.07 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 21.9 | 15.6 | 9.68 | 4.10 | |||||
| Holy Cross | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 23.5 | 18.3 | -6.22 | -10.77 | |||||
| Louisville | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 29.0 | 18.4 | 3.45 | -3.83 | |||||
| Nevada-Las Vegas | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 22.6 | 16.5 | -0.70 | -5.34 | |||||
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 19.4 | 16.8 | 5.22 | 2.49 | |||||
| Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 17.3 | 13.1 | -5.32 | -7.60 | |||||
| Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 6.51 | 5.18 | |||||
| Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 22.8 | 25.5 | 0.33 | 0.69 | |||||
| Miami (FL) | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 6.04 | 5.13 | |||||
| South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 21.6 | 16.5 | 7.11 | 3.48 | |||||
| William & Mary | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 15.5 | 14.6 | -2.60 | -3.51 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 25.4 | 20.4 | 1.70 | -0.85 | |||||
| Northwestern State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 14.4 | 25.6 | -13.90 | -7.26 | |||||
| Villanova | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 18.7 | 22.0 | -8.75 | -6.03 | |||||
| Army | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 16.7 | 23.2 | -8.29 | -2.83 | |||||
| Memphis | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 18.2 | 27.0 | -1.56 | 3.98 | |||||
| Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 16.6 | 19.2 | 0.08 | 3.72 | |||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 14.7 | 20.5 | 0.01 | 4.01 | |||||
| Air Force | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 19.5 | 29.8 | -14.03 | -4.21 | |||||
| Colgate | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 13.5 | 20.5 | -16.55 | -9.64 | |||||
| Richmond | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 16.0 | 17.7 | -4.61 | -1.25 | |||||
| Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 17.5 | 26.8 | -1.44 | 6.84 | |||||
| Illinois State | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 11.7 | 28.9 | -24.50 | -11.22 | |||||
| West Virginia | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 15.2 | 33.1 | -7.41 | 5.23 | |||||
| Boston College | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 13.9 | 26.7 | -14.55 | -1.73 | |||||
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Notre Dame | 5 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |||
| Florida State | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 15 | |||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Navy | 17 | 18 | 11 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
7 Bowl Games
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame | 35 | Houston | 34 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 1979-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Alabama | 14 | Penn State | 7 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1978-12-25 | Peach Bowl | Purdue | 41 | Georgia Tech | 21 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
| 1978-12-23 | Tangerine Bowl | North Carolina State | 30 | Pittsburgh | 17 | Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 1978-12-22 | Holiday Bowl | Navy | 23 | Brigham Young | 16 | Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) |
| 1978-12-16 | Garden State Bowl | Arizona State | 34 | Rutgers | 18 | Garden State Bowl (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| 1978-12-16 | Independence Bowl | East Carolina | 35 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) |
Conference Leaders
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