Army
FBSI · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 15 seasons · 7 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Army head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 | LAFAYETTE | Unranked | — | W 24–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 2–9 | L 17–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 3–7–1 | T 21–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 5–5–1 | L 13–31 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 0–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | L 7–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 28–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 28–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 0–11 | W 29–26 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 17–35 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 0–28 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Colgate +3
- Air Force +3
- Washington State 0
- Boston College 0
- Navy -3
- Holy Cross -4
- Pittsburgh -4
- Tennessee -5
- Florida -7
- Virginia -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.409 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.