East Carolina
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 · 17 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare East Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–5 | W 14–6 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 9–3 | L 13–29 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | L 10–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND SLC | 3–8 | W 38–9 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2H | IND SLC | 5–6 | W 23–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 3–8 | W 19–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 16–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 21–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–4 | W 33–8 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 20–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H | IND SOCON | 1–10 | W 45–0 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 19 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND SLC | 6–5 | W 35–13 |
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).
- App State +7
- Western Carolina +6
- Louisiana Tech +6
- Texas Arlington +5
- William & Mary +5
- Louisiana +3
- Virginia Military Institute +3
- Richmond +3
- Marshall +1
- NC State -3
- Southern Miss -4
- North Carolina -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 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.