Boston College
FBSI · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | L 7–18 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | L 2–37 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 8–19 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 15–32 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 3–9 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 16–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | L 26–29 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | L 23–37 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 | MASSACHUSETTS | Unranked | — | L 0–27 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 29–30 |
| 1 | Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | L 24–28 |
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).
- Navy -3
- Temple -3
- Texas A&M -4
- Pittsburgh -4
- Holy Cross -4
- Villanova -6
- Army -6
- Tulane -7
- Air Force -8
- Syracuse -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.000 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.