NCAA football standings at the end of October 21, 1978
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
#6 Maryland
 | 7 | 
0 | 
0 | 
190 | 63 | 
Won 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 27 | Jerry Claiborne | 
| 
Clemson
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
185 | 44 | 
Won 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 22 | Charley Pell, Danny Ford | 
| 
North Carolina State
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
160 | 95 | 
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 48 | Bo Rein | 
| 
Duke
 | 3 | 
3 | 
0 | 
80 | 146 | 
Lost 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 41 | Mike McGee | 
| 
North Carolina
 | 2 | 
4 | 
0 | 
94 | 121 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 84 | Dick Crum | 
| 
Wake Forest
 | 1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
77 | 162 | 
Lost 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 107 | John Mackovic | 
| 
Virginia
 | 2 | 
5 | 
0 | 
74 | 137 | 
Won 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 64 | Dick Bestwick | 
 
| Big Ten Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
#19 Purdue
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
105 | 47 | 
Won 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30 | Jim Young | 
| 
#9 Michigan
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
189 | 55 | 
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 24 | Bo Schembechler | 
| 
Wisconsin
 | 4 | 
1 | 
1 | 
111 | 101 | 
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 76 | Dave McClain | 
| 
Ohio State
 | 3 | 
2 | 
1 | 
143 | 126 | 
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 44 | Woody Hayes | 
| 
Michigan State
 | 3 | 
3 | 
0 | 
170 | 130 | 
Won 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 50 | Darryl Rogers | 
| 
Minnesota
 | 3 | 
3 | 
0 | 
125 | 107 | 
Won 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 61 | Cal Stoll | 
| 
Indiana
 | 2 | 
4 | 
0 | 
107 | 193 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 93 | Lee Corso | 
| 
Iowa
 | 1 | 
5 | 
0 | 
59 | 123 | 
Lost 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 56 | Bob Commings | 
| 
Illinois
 | 1 | 
4 | 
2 | 
61 | 158 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 64 | Gary Moeller | 
| 
Northwestern
 | 0 | 
6 | 
1 | 
55 | 235 | 
Lost 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 124 | Rick Venturi | 
 
| Big Eight Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
#1 Oklahoma
 | 7 | 
0 | 
0 | 
280 | 101 | 
Won 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 45 | Barry Switzer | 
| 
#5 Nebraska
 | 6 | 
1 | 
0 | 
287 | 101 | 
Won 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 28 | Tom Osborne | 
| 
#13 Missouri
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
218 | 127 | 
Won 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 72 | Warren Powers | 
| 
Oklahoma State
 | 2 | 
5 | 
0 | 
96 | 134 | 
Won 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 45 | Jim Stanley | 
| 
Colorado
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
169 | 111 | 
Lost 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 83 | Bill Mallory | 
| 
Kansas State
 | 2 | 
5 | 
0 | 
126 | 232 | 
Lost 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 111 | Jim Dickey | 
| 
Iowa State
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
122 | 122 | 
Lost 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 83 | Earle Bruce | 
| 
Kansas
 | 1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
76 | 185 | 
Lost 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 55 | Bud Moore | 
 
| Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
Pacific
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
131 | 152 | 
Lost 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 24 | Chester Caddas | 
| 
San Jose State
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
116 | 152 | 
Won 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | Lyn Stiles | 
| 
Utah State
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
153 | 112 | 
Lost 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 55 | Bruce Snyder | 
| 
Cal State Fullerton
 | 2 | 
5 | 
0 | 
172 | 226 | 
Won 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 44 | Jim Colletto | 
| 
Long Beach State
 | 3 | 
3 | 
0 | 
89 | 103 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 65 | Dave Currey | 
| 
Fresno State
 | 1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
142 | 188 | 
Lost 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 98 | Bob Padilla | 
 
| Ivy League | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
Brown
 | 3 | 
2 | 
0 | 
82 | 67 | 
Won 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 50 | John Anderson | 
| 
Columbia
 | 3 | 
1 | 
1 | 
78 | 63 | 
Tied 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 63 | William Campbell | 
| 
Dartmouth
 | 2 | 
3 | 
0 | 
77 | 103 | 
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 48 | Joe Yukica | 
| 
Cornell
 | 3 | 
1 | 
1 | 
97 | 67 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 55 | Bob Blackman | 
| 
Yale
 | 2 | 
2 | 
1 | 
75 | 48 | 
Tied 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | Carmen Cozza | 
| 
Harvard
 | 3 | 
2 | 
0 | 
97 | 86 | 
Won 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 65 | Joseph Restic | 
| 
Pennsylvania
 | 2 | 
3 | 
0 | 
92 | 97 | 
Lost 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 64 | Harry Gamble | 
| 
Princeton
 | 1 | 
3 | 
1 | 
53 | 108 | 
Won 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 72 | Frank Navarro | 
 
| Missouri Valley Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
Wichita State
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
168 | 150 | 
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 92 | Jim Wright | 
| 
Drake
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
147 | 153 | 
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 49 | Chuck Shelton | 
| 
New Mexico State
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
169 | 189 | 
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 72 | Gil Krueger | 
| 
Southern Illinois
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
153 | 159 | 
Lost 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 113 | Rey Dempsey | 
| 
West Texas A&M
 | 3 | 
5 | 
0 | 
162 | 196 | 
Won 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 62 | Bill Yung | 
| 
Indiana State
 | 2 | 
5 | 
0 | 
80 | 135 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 50 | Dick Jamieson | 
| 
Tulsa
 | 6 | 
2 | 
0 | 
174 | 147 | 
Won 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 23 | John Cooper | 
 
| Mid-America Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
Ball State
 | 6 | 
1 | 
0 | 
140 | 41 | 
Won 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 17 | Dwight Wallace | 
| 
Western Michigan
 | 6 | 
1 | 
0 | 
161 | 81 | 
Won 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 64 | Elliot Uzelac | 
| 
Central Michigan
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
190 | 86 | 
Won 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 55 | Herb Deromedi | 
| 
Bowling Green State
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
220 | 133 | 
Lost 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 95 | Denny Stolz | 
| 
Miami (Ohio)
 | 4 | 
2 | 
1 | 
103 | 101 | 
Won 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 85 | Tom Reed | 
| 
Eastern Michigan
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
100 | 162 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 110 | Mike Stock | 
| 
Ohio University
 | 1 | 
5 | 
0 | 
61 | 135 | 
Lost 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 87 | Bob Kappes | 
| 
Kent State
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
97 | 144 | 
Won 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 124 | Ron Blackledge | 
| 
Toledo
 | 1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
86 | 168 | 
Won 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 113 | Chuck Stobart | 
| 
Northern Illinois
 | 2 | 
4 | 
0 | 
139 | 170 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 78 | Rat Culpepper | 
 
| Pac Ten Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
#10 UCLA
 | 6 | 
1 | 
0 | 
181 | 95 | 
Won 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 64 | Terry Donahue | 
| 
#14 Arizona State
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
195 | 96 | 
Won 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | Frank Kush | 
| 
Washington
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
150 | 91 | 
Won 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 55 | Don James | 
| 
#7 Southern California
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
153 | 69 | 
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 37 | John Robinson | 
| 
California
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
166 | 168 | 
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 83 | Roger Theder | 
| 
Arizona
 | 3 | 
3 | 
0 | 
138 | 105 | 
Lost 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 40 | Tony Mason | 
| 
Stanford
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
219 | 156 | 
Won 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 88 | Bill Walsh | 
| 
Washington State
 | 3 | 
2 | 
1 | 
192 | 142 | 
Lost 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 88 | Jim Walden | 
| 
Oregon State
 | 1 | 
4 | 
1 | 
50 | 130 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 93 | Craig Fertig | 
| 
Oregon
 | 0 | 
7 | 
0 | 
94 | 155 | 
Lost 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 78 | Rich Brooks | 
 
| Southeastern Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
#4 Alabama
 | 6 | 
1 | 
0 | 
196 | 121 | 
Won 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 57 | Paul "Bear" Bryant | 
| 
#18 Georgia
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
135 | 71 | 
Won 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 30 | Vince Dooley | 
| 
Auburn
 | 4 | 
2 | 
0 | 
166 | 97 | 
Lost 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 17 | Doug Barfield | 
| 
#16 Louisiana State
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
146 | 80 | 
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 45 | Charles McClendon | 
| 
Kentucky
 | 2 | 
3 | 
1 | 
66 | 123 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 38 | Fran Curci | 
| 
Florida
 | 2 | 
3 | 
0 | 
123 | 99 | 
Won 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 57 | Doug Dickey | 
| 
Mississippi State
 | 4 | 
2 | 
0 | 
161 | 102 | 
Won 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | Bob Tyler | 
| 
Mississippi
 | 2 | 
4 | 
0 | 
81 | 149 | 
Lost 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 66 | Steve Sloan | 
| 
Tennessee
 | 1 | 
3 | 
1 | 
71 | 98 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 59 | Johnny Majors | 
| 
Vanderbilt
 | 1 | 
5 | 
0 | 
82 | 227 | 
Lost 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 131 | Fred Pancoast | 
 
| Southern Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
Tennessee-Chattanooga
 | 6 | 
0 | 
1 | 
208 | 103 | 
Won 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 46 | Joe Morrison | 
| 
Western Carolina
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
142 | 113 | 
Won 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 38 | Bob Waters | 
| 
Appalachian State
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
226 | 206 | 
Won 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 145 | Jim Brakefield | 
| 
Citadel
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
124 | 186 | 
Lost 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 83 | Art Baker | 
| 
Furman
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
183 | 149 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 47 | Dick Sheridan | 
| 
Virginia Military
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
87 | 86 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | Bob Thalman | 
| 
Marshall
 | 1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
81 | 166 | 
Lost 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 117 | Frank Ellwood | 
 
| Southwestern Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
#8 Texas
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
139 | 78 | 
Won 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 28 | Fred Akers | 
| 
#11 Houston
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
167 | 109 | 
Won 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 46 | Bill Yeoman | 
| 
Southern Methodist
 | 3 | 
2 | 
1 | 
192 | 163 | 
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 77 | Ron Meyer | 
| 
#3 Arkansas
 | 4 | 
1 | 
0 | 
151 | 68 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 31 | Lou Holtz | 
| 
#12 Texas A&M
 | 4 | 
2 | 
0 | 
176 | 78 | 
Lost 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 66 | Emory Bellard | 
| 
Texas Tech
 | 3 | 
3 | 
0 | 
144 | 156 | 
Won 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 90 | Rex Dockery | 
| 
Baylor
 | 1 | 
5 | 
0 | 
126 | 129 | 
Won 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 54 | Grant Teaff | 
| 
Rice
 | 1 | 
5 | 
0 | 
82 | 216 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 90 | Ray Alborn | 
| 
Texas Christian
 | 2 | 
4 | 
0 | 
58 | 183 | 
Won 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 108 | F.A. Dry | 
 
| Western Athletic Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
Brigham Young
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
154 | 99 | 
Won 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 29 | Lavell Edwards | 
| 
Wyoming
 | 3 | 
3 | 
0 | 
126 | 110 | 
Won 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 62 | Bill Lewis | 
| 
Utah
 | 4 | 
2 | 
0 | 
175 | 98 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 40 | Wayne Howard | 
| 
New Mexico
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
156 | 134 | 
Won 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 42 | Bill Mondt | 
| 
Colorado State
 | 2 | 
4 | 
0 | 
108 | 158 | 
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 91 | Sark Arslanian | 
| 
Texas-El Paso
 | 1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
117 | 252 | 
Lost 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 107 | Bill Michael | 
| 
San Diego State
 | 2 | 
3 | 
0 | 
121 | 118 | 
Won 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 62 | Claude Gilbert | 
 
| Southland Conference | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
Arkansas State
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
104 | 104 | 
Won 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Bill Davidson | 
| 
Louisiana Tech
 | 4 | 
2 | 
0 | 
137 | 104 | 
Won 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 65 | Maxie Lambright | 
| 
Texas-Arlington
 | 3 | 
5 | 
0 | 
183 | 159 | 
Won 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 48 | Harold Elliott | 
| 
Louisiana-Lafayette
 | 2 | 
4 | 
0 | 
62 | 104 | 
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 46 | Augie Tammariello | 
| 
McNeese State
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
162 | 99 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 40 | Jack Doland | 
| 
Lamar
 | 1 | 
5 | 
1 | 
126 | 191 | 
Lost 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 60 | Bob Frederick | 
 
| Major Independents | 
 | CONFERENCE GAMES | 
|---|
 | CONFERENCE GAMES |  | 
|---|
 | W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) | 
| 
#2 Penn State
 | 7 | 
0 | 
0 | 
214 | 53 | 
Won 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno | 
| 
#17 Navy
 | 6 | 
0 | 
0 | 
158 | 24 | 
Won 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Welsh | 
| 
Holy Cross
 | 5 | 
0 | 
0 | 
147 | 46 | 
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Neil Wheelwright | 
| 
Rutgers
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
123 | 75 | 
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Burns | 
| 
#15 Pittsburgh
 | 5 | 
1 | 
0 | 
120 | 78 | 
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jackie Sherrill | 
| 
Louisville
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
223 | 95 | 
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vince Gibson | 
| 
North Texas
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
167 | 94 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hayden Fry | 
| 
Georgia Tech
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
141 | 111 | 
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pepper Rodgers | 
| 
Southern Mississippi
 | 5 | 
2 | 
0 | 
110 | 98 | 
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Collins | 
| 
South Carolina
 | 4 | 
2 | 
1 | 
143 | 80 | 
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Carlen | 
| 
Louisiana-Monroe
 | 4 | 
2 | 
1 | 
145 | 96 | 
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John David Crow | 
| 
William & Mary
 | 4 | 
2 | 
1 | 
131 | 83 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Root | 
| 
Temple
 | 4 | 
2 | 
1 | 
159 | 128 | 
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin | 
| 
#20 Notre Dame
 | 4 | 
2 | 
0 | 
117 | 94 | 
Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Devine | 
| 
Hawaii
 | 3 | 
2 | 
0 | 
119 | 146 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Tomey | 
| 
East Carolina
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
133 | 98 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Dye | 
| 
Florida State
 | 4 | 
3 | 
0 | 
174 | 151 | 
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden | 
| 
UNLV
 | 3 | 
3 | 
0 | 
137 | 121 | 
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Knap | 
| 
Miami (Florida)
 | 3 | 
3 | 
0 | 
119 | 109 | 
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lou Saban | 
| 
Virginia Tech
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
120 | 136 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Dooley | 
| 
Villanova
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
117 | 159 | 
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richard Bedsem | 
| 
Northwestern Louisiana
 | 3 | 
4 | 
0 | 
93 | 203 | 
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A.L. Williams | 
| 
Memphis
 | 2 | 
4 | 
0 | 
74 | 145 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richard Williamson | 
| 
Tulane
 | 2 | 
5 | 
0 | 
98 | 118 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Smith | 
| 
Air Force
 | 2 | 
5 | 
0 | 
127 | 207 | 
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Parcells | 
| 
Army
 | 1 | 
4 | 
1 | 
82 | 149 | 
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homer Smith | 
| 
Cincinnati
 | 1 | 
5 | 
0 | 
128 | 162 | 
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ralph Staub | 
| 
Colgate
 | 1 | 
5 | 
0 | 
86 | 137 | 
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frederick Dunlap | 
| 
Richmond
 | 1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
115 | 123 | 
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Tait | 
| 
West Virginia
 | 1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
105 | 196 | 
Lost 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Cignetti | 
| 
Syracuse
 | 1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
109 | 216 | 
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Maloney | 
| 
Boston College
 | 0 | 
5 | 
0 | 
35 | 115 | 
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Chlebek | 
| 
Illinois State
 | 0 | 
7 | 
0 | 
61 | 223 | 
Lost 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Cowdrey |