Final NCAA football standings for 1978
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#6 Clemson
| 11 |
1 |
0 |
368 | 131 |
Won 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 71 | Charley Pell, Danny Ford |
|
#20 Maryland
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
261 | 167 |
Lost 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 62 | Jerry Claiborne |
|
#18 North Carolina State
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
280 | 208 |
Won 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 112 | Bo Rein |
|
North Carolina
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
199 | 218 |
Won 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 132 | Dick Crum |
|
Duke
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
108 | 247 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 108 | Mike McGee |
|
Wake Forest
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
104 | 274 |
Lost 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 161 | John Mackovic |
|
Virginia
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
139 | 236 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 143 | Dick Bestwick |
| Big Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#5 Michigan
| 10 |
2 |
0 |
372 | 105 |
Lost 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 57 | Bo Schembechler |
|
#12 Michigan State
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
411 | 170 |
Won 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 328 | 90 | Darryl Rogers |
|
#13 Purdue
| 9 |
2 |
1 |
261 | 130 |
Won 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 92 | Jim Young |
|
Ohio State
| 7 |
4 |
1 |
339 | 216 |
Lost 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 117 | Woody Hayes |
|
Minnesota
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
210 | 267 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 221 | Cal Stoll |
|
Wisconsin
| 5 |
4 |
2 |
223 | 277 |
Won 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 194 | 252 | Dave McClain |
|
Indiana
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
228 | 290 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 190 | Lee Corso |
|
Iowa
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
125 | 291 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 113 | 224 | Bob Commings |
|
Illinois
| 1 |
8 |
2 |
103 | 317 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 223 | Gary Moeller |
|
Northwestern
| 0 |
10 |
1 |
92 | 440 |
Lost 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 329 | Rick Venturi |
| Big Eight Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#3 Oklahoma
| 11 |
1 |
0 |
471 | 175 |
Won 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 256 | 95 | Barry Switzer |
|
#8 Nebraska
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
444 | 216 |
Lost 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 256 | 112 | Tom Osborne |
|
#15 Missouri
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
368 | 236 |
Won 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 166 | Warren Powers |
|
Iowa State
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
219 | 188 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 121 | Earle Bruce |
|
Kansas State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
201 | 342 |
Won 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 121 | 221 | Jim Dickey |
|
Oklahoma State
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
167 | 266 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 123 | 177 | Jim Stanley |
|
Colorado
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
230 | 206 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 178 | Bill Mallory |
|
Kansas
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
124 | 345 |
Lost 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 215 | Bud Moore |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
San Jose State
| 7 |
5 |
0 |
259 | 248 |
Won 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 105 | Lyn Stiles |
|
Utah State
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
269 | 214 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 90 | Bruce Snyder |
|
Pacific
| 4 |
8 |
0 |
222 | 306 |
Lost 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 97 | Chester Caddas |
|
Cal State Fullerton
| 5 |
7 |
0 |
298 | 330 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 82 | Jim Colletto |
|
Long Beach State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
219 | 230 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 131 | Dave Currey |
|
Fresno State
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
247 | 329 |
Won 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 176 | Bob Padilla |
| Ivy League |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Dartmouth
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
187 | 159 |
Won 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 104 | Joe Yukica |
|
Yale
| 5 |
2 |
2 |
192 | 114 |
Won 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 79 | Carmen Cozza |
|
Brown
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
189 | 165 |
Won 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 123 | John Anderson |
|
Cornell
| 5 |
3 |
1 |
188 | 154 |
Won 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 143 | 142 | Bob Blackman |
|
Harvard
| 4 |
4 |
1 |
196 | 189 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 162 | 168 | Joseph Restic |
|
Columbia
| 3 |
5 |
1 |
111 | 228 |
Lost 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 90 | 159 | William Campbell |
|
Princeton
| 2 |
5 |
2 |
126 | 183 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 113 | 147 | Frank Navarro |
|
Pennsylvania
| 2 |
6 |
1 |
139 | 187 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 154 | Harry Gamble |
| Missouri Valley Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
New Mexico State
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
274 | 296 |
Won 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 144 | Gil Krueger |
|
Tulsa
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
289 | 203 |
Won 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 79 | John Cooper |
|
Southern Illinois
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
219 | 203 |
Won 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 120 | Rey Dempsey |
|
Drake
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
211 | 264 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 135 | Chuck Shelton |
|
Indiana State
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
143 | 222 |
Won 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 96 | Dick Jamieson |
|
Wichita State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
240 | 288 |
Lost 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 192 | Jim Wright |
|
West Texas A&M
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
237 | 297 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 151 | 163 | Bill Yung |
| Mid-America Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Ball State
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
251 | 82 |
Won 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 58 | Dwight Wallace |
|
Central Michigan
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
331 | 119 |
Won 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 88 | Herb Deromedi |
|
Miami (Ohio)
| 8 |
2 |
1 |
228 | 161 |
Won 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 121 | Tom Reed |
|
Western Michigan
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
220 | 152 |
Lost 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 129 | Elliot Uzelac |
|
Bowling Green State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
277 | 267 |
Lost 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 179 | 191 | Denny Stolz |
|
Ohio University
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
120 | 246 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 163 | Bob Kappes |
|
Northern Illinois
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
232 | 284 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 179 | Rat Culpepper |
|
Kent State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
158 | 248 |
Won 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 202 | Ron Blackledge |
|
Toledo
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
144 | 256 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 201 | Chuck Stobart |
|
Eastern Michigan
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
122 | 238 |
Lost 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 172 | Mike Stock |
| Pac Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#2 Southern California
| 12 |
1 |
0 |
318 | 153 |
Won 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 81 | John Robinson |
|
#14 UCLA
| 8 |
3 |
1 |
261 | 172 |
Tied 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 131 | Terry Donahue |
|
Washington
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
270 | 155 |
Won 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 119 | Don James |
|
Arizona State
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
347 | 236 |
Won 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 129 | Frank Kush |
|
#17 Stanford
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
326 | 221 |
Won 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 131 | Bill Walsh |
|
California
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
236 | 289 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 204 | Roger Theder |
|
Arizona
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
245 | 205 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 148 | 140 | Tony Mason |
|
Oregon
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
173 | 212 |
Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 121 | 135 | Rich Brooks |
|
Oregon State
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
128 | 266 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 229 | Craig Fertig |
|
Washington State
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
276 | 296 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 142 | 242 | Jim Walden |
| Southeastern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#1 Alabama
| 11 |
1 |
0 |
345 | 168 |
Won 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 97 | Paul "Bear" Bryant |
|
#16 Georgia
| 9 |
2 |
1 |
290 | 187 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 90 | Vince Dooley |
|
Auburn
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
238 | 191 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 104 | Doug Barfield |
|
Louisiana State
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
279 | 193 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 100 | Charles McClendon |
|
Tennessee
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
251 | 209 |
Won 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 139 | Johnny Majors |
|
Florida
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
249 | 223 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 104 | Doug Dickey |
|
Mississippi State
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
232 | 205 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 137 | Bob Tyler |
|
Mississippi
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
181 | 240 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 154 | Steve Sloan |
|
Kentucky
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
193 | 189 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 123 | 104 | Fran Curci |
|
Vanderbilt
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
164 | 418 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 260 | Fred Pancoast |
| Southern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Furman
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
322 | 195 |
Won 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 79 | Dick Sheridan |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
| 7 |
3 |
1 |
306 | 192 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 77 | Joe Morrison |
|
Appalachian State
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
338 | 297 |
Won 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 168 | Jim Brakefield |
|
Western Carolina
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
234 | 209 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 134 | Bob Waters |
|
Citadel
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
201 | 246 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 100 | Art Baker |
|
Virginia Military
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
114 | 227 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 86 | Bob Thalman |
|
Marshall
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
113 | 292 |
Lost 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 159 | Frank Ellwood |
| Southwestern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#10 Houston
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
364 | 213 |
Lost 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 115 | Bill Yeoman |
|
#11 Arkansas
| 9 |
2 |
1 |
336 | 147 |
Tied 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 238 | 100 | Lou Holtz |
|
#9 Texas
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
287 | 136 |
Won 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 86 | Fred Akers |
|
Texas Tech
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
246 | 268 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 160 | 202 | Rex Dockery |
|
#19 Texas A&M
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
291 | 183 |
Won 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 159 | Emory Bellard |
|
Southern Methodist
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
300 | 251 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 209 | 165 | Ron Meyer |
|
Baylor
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
225 | 242 |
Won 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 167 | Grant Teaff |
|
Rice
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
159 | 408 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 282 | Ray Alborn |
|
Texas Christian
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
109 | 357 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 82 | 282 | F.A. Dry |
| Western Athletic Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Brigham Young
| 9 |
4 |
0 |
320 | 199 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 69 | Lavell Edwards |
|
Utah
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
291 | 182 |
Won 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 104 | Wayne Howard |
|
Wyoming
| 5 |
7 |
0 |
253 | 245 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 134 | Bill Lewis |
|
New Mexico
| 7 |
5 |
0 |
284 | 205 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 107 | Bill Mondt |
|
Colorado State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
238 | 247 |
Won 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 153 | Sark Arslanian |
|
San Diego State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
242 | 257 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 158 | Claude Gilbert |
|
Texas-El Paso
| 1 |
11 |
0 |
151 | 424 |
Lost 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 217 | Bill Michael |
| Southland Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Arkansas State
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
163 | 144 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 43 | Bill Davidson |
|
Louisiana Tech
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
228 | 186 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 78 | Maxie Lambright |
|
Texas-Arlington
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
240 | 210 |
Won 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 92 | Harold Elliott |
|
McNeese State
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
275 | 184 |
Won 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 101 | Jack Doland |
|
Louisiana-Lafayette
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
127 | 229 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 106 | Augie Tammariello |
|
Lamar
| 2 |
8 |
1 |
191 | 292 |
Won 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 130 | Bob Frederick |
| Major Independents |
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#4 Penn State
| 11 |
1 |
0 |
333 | 111 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno |
|
North Texas
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
277 | 150 |
Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hayden Fry |
|
East Carolina
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
287 | 136 |
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Dye |
|
Navy
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
260 | 136 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Welsh |
|
Rutgers
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
284 | 165 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Burns |
|
#7 Notre Dame
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
293 | 197 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Devine |
|
Florida State
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
312 | 208 |
Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden |
|
Temple
| 7 |
3 |
1 |
280 | 203 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin |
|
Pittsburgh
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
263 | 187 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jackie Sherrill |
|
Louisville
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
319 | 202 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vince Gibson |
|
UNLV
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
249 | 182 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Knap |
|
Holy Cross
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
258 | 201 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Neil Wheelwright |
|
Southern Mississippi
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
213 | 185 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Collins |
|
Louisiana-Monroe
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
190 | 144 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John David Crow |
|
Georgia Tech
| 7 |
5 |
0 |
270 | 253 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pepper Rodgers |
|
Miami (Florida)
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
194 | 193 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lou Saban |
|
Hawaii
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
251 | 280 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Tomey |
|
South Carolina
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
238 | 181 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Carlen |
|
William & Mary
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
170 | 161 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Root |
|
Cincinnati
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
279 | 224 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ralph Staub |
|
Villanova
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
206 | 242 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richard Bedsem |
|
Northwestern Louisiana
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
158 | 282 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A.L. Williams |
|
Army
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
184 | 255 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homer Smith |
|
Tulane
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
183 | 211 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Smith |
|
Virginia Tech
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
162 | 225 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Dooley |
|
Memphis
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
200 | 297 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richard Williamson |
|
Richmond
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
176 | 195 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Tait |
|
Colgate
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
149 | 226 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frederick Dunlap |
|
Syracuse
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
192 | 295 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Maloney |
|
Air Force
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
215 | 328 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Parcells |
|
Illinois State
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
129 | 318 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Cowdrey |
|
West Virginia
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
167 | 364 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Cignetti |
|
Boston College
| 0 |
11 |
0 |
153 | 294 |
Lost 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Chlebek |
