California
PAC · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 9–3 | L 26–36 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | W 34–22 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Pacific (PACIFIC)H2H | IND PCAA | 4–8 | W 24–6 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 28–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 2–9 | W 21–18 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 5–6 | W 33–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 8–3–1 | L 0–45 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  USCH2H | PAC | 12–1 | L 17–42 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 9–3 | L 21–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 3–7–1 | W 22–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 8–4 | L 10–30 |
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).
- Georgia Tech +7
- Arizona +5
- Pacific +4
- Washington State +3
- West Virginia +2
- Oregon +2
- USC -1
- Nebraska -3
- UCLA -3
- Arizona State -3
- Stanford -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · Change 1
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.