Georgia Tech
FBSI · 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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Georgia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | L 10–28 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 6–5 | L 22–34 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 27–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–6 | W 28–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 6–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 24–19 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 6–4–1 | W 24–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 17–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 42–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 21–38 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | L 28–29 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 9–2–1 | L 21–41 |
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).
- Miami +6
- Auburn +6
- Citadel +5
- South Carolina +5
- Tulane +4
- Florida +4
- Air Force +3
- Georgia -2
- Purdue -2
- Notre Dame -3
- California -5
- Duke -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 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.