AP Poll Summary
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 17 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 16, 1978 | Sat | (13) LSU | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 23, 1978 | Sat | (10) LSU | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 30, 1978 | Sat | (11) LSU | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 37 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Oct 7, 1978 | Sat | (11) LSU | @ | Florida | SEC | W | 34 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 14, 1978 | Sat | (11) LSU | Georgia | SEC | L | 17 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 21, 1978 | Sat | (16) LSU | @ | Kentucky | SEC | W | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Nov 4, 1978 | Sat | (12) LSU | Ole Miss | SEC | W | 30 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Nov 11, 1978 | Sat | (10) LSU | @ | (3) Alabama | SEC | L | 10 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 18, 1978 | Sat | (17) LSU | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | L | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |
| 10 | Nov 25, 1978 | Sat | LSU | Tulane | Ind | W | 40 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Dec 2, 1978 | Sat | LSU | Wyoming | WAC | W | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Dec 23, 1978 | Sat | LSU | N | (18) Missouri | Big 8 | L | 15 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
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