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Fresno State

PCAA · 1978 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
6th
1–4 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
403–285–4
0.585 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
2018
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 16–21
4Week 4 · Sep 19WEBER STATEUnranked—W 55–14
5Week 5 · Sep 26Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–4L 22–45
6Week 6 · Oct 3CAL POLY-SAN LUIS OBISPOUnranked—L 12–24
7Week 7 · Oct 10San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 14–31
8Week 8 · Oct 17Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–8L 7–27
9Week 9 · Oct 24San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–5L 16–26
10Week 10 · Oct 31CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA5–7L 8–37
11Week 11 · Nov 7Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 42–41
12Week 12 · Nov 14MONTANA STATEUnranked—L 14–35
13Week 13 · Nov 21IDAHOUnranked—W 41–28

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
7.024
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-30
-35+5
  • Long Beach State +5
  • Mcneese State -4
  • Utah State -4
  • San José State -5
  • San Diego State -7
  • CAL State Fullerton -7
  • 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 #134Better than 3%
Win % Place 110thBetter than 20%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#134Regular Season Final#134Post-Season W1#134Post-Season W2#134Post-Season W3#134Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-5
+41
-23
-12
-17
-20
-10
-29
+1
-21
+13

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

Final Rank by Season
#1241973#981974#1211975#891976#351977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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