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CAL State Fullerton

PCAA · 1978 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
5th
2–2 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
18
1975–1992
All-Time Record
76–127–2
0.376 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#13
1984
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 11 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12BOISE STATEUnranked—L 12–42
4Week 4 · Sep 19SANTA CLARAUnranked—W 35–20
5Week 5 · Sep 26CAL POLY-SAN LUIS OBISPOUnranked—L 27–41
6Week 6 · Oct 3Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 33–42
7Week 7 · Oct 10Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–8L 17–35
8Week 8 · Oct 17NEVADAUnranked—L 14–37
9Week 9 · Oct 24Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 34–9
10Week 10 · Oct 31Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 37–8
11Week 11 · Nov 7San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–5L 21–30
12Week 12 · Nov 14NORTHRIDGE STATEUnranked—W 31–20
13Week 13 · Nov 21CAL POLY-POMONAUnranked—W 30–22
14Week 14 · Nov 28UNLVH2HIND FBSI7–4L 7–24

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
5.849
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-14
-22+8
  • Long Beach State +5
  • Fresno State +3
  • UNLV -4
  • Hawai'i -5
  • San José State -5
  • Pacific -8

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 #115Better than 17%
Win % Place 86thBetter than 38%

0.417 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#116Regular Season Final#116Post-Season W1#116Post-Season W2#116Post-Season W3#115Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-30
+15
-14
-9
-18
-23
+25
+29
-9
+11
+8
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#1331975#1271976#1211977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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