Record: 9-3, .750 W-L% (15th of 138) ▪ Rank: 18th in Final AP Poll
Conference: ACC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bo Rein (9-3)
PS/G: 23.3 (43rd of 138) ▪ PA/G: 17.3 (42nd of 138)
SRS: 10.69 (27th of 138) ▪ SOS: 4.61 (54th of 138)
Bowl Game: Won Tangerine Bowl 30-17 versus Pittsburgh
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 18 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 9, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | East Carolina | Ind | W | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 16, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | Syracuse | Ind | W | 27 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 23, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | West Virginia | Ind | W | 29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sep 30, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | @ | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 7, 1978 | Sat | (20) North Carolina State | @ | (12) Maryland | ACC | L | 7 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 21, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | @ | North Carolina | ACC | W | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 28, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | (20) Clemson | ACC | L | 10 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Nov 4, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | South Carolina | Ind | W | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 11, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | @ | (2) Penn State | Ind | L | 10 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 18, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | Duke | ACC | W | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 25, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | @ | Virginia | ACC | W | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 12 | Dec 23, 1978 | Sat | North Carolina State | N | (16) Pittsburgh | Ind | W | 30 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL) |