Kentucky
SEC · 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
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 21 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Kentucky head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | T 14–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 25–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 9–3 | L 3–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 0–30 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 5–6 | W 24–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 0–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | L 16–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 28–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–9 | W 53–2 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | L 16–18 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 5–5–1 | L 14–29 |
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).
- Ole Miss +5
- Virginia Tech +4
- Baylor +3
- Vanderbilt +2
- South Carolina 0
- Penn State -1
- Georgia -2
- Maryland -3
- LSU -4
- Tennessee -5
- Florida -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.409 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.