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Arkansas

SWC · 1978 Season · Final

Developing
Record
9–2–1
0.792 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1906–2026
All-Time Record
716–534–37
0.571 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1964, 1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arkansas head-to-head · History & Eras

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9W 48–17
5Week 5 · Sep 26Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B83–8W 19–7
6Week 6 · Oct 3Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC9–2W 21–13
7Week 7 · Oct 10TCUH2HIND SWC2–9W 42–3
9Week 9 · Oct 24Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–3L 21–28
10Week 10 · Oct 31Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC9–3L 9–20
11Week 11 · Nov 7Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–9W 37–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC3–8W 27–14
13Week 13 · Nov 21Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–4W 26–7
14Week 14 · Nov 28SMUH2HIND SWC4–6–1W 27–14
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC7–4W 49–7
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26UCLAH2HPAC8–3–1T 10–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.468
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+34
-6+40
  • Tulsa +9
  • Texas A&M +8
  • Texas Tech +7
  • SMU +4
  • Oklahoma State +3
  • Baylor +3
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • TCU +2
  • Rice +2
  • UCLA 0
  • Texas -3
  • Houston -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #12Better than 92%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.792 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12Regular Season Final#12Post-Season W1#12Post-Season W2#13Post-Season W3#12Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
+12
+8
+39
-7
-11
+30
+13
+19
+13
+42
0

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#581973#311974#81975#631976#61977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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