Auburn
SEC · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Auburn head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 4–7 | W 45–32 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 18–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 5–5–1 | W 29–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 15–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–9 | W 49–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | L 10–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 1–10 | W 21–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | L 7–31 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 6–5 | W 6–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | T 22–22 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | L 16–34 |
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).
- Mississippi State +6
- Tennessee +5
- Kansas State +4
- Virginia Tech +4
- Vanderbilt +2
- Wake Forest +1
- Georgia 0
- Alabama -1
- Miami -5
- Georgia Tech -5
- Florida -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.591 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.