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Lamar

SLC · 1978 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–8–1
0.227 Win %
Conference
6th
0–5 in SLC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
9
1973–1981
All-Time Record
33–60–4
0.361 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#32
1974
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 9 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 17–21
4Week 4 · Sep 19Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND MVC7–4L 20–22
5Week 5 · Sep 26STEPHEN F. AUSTINUnranked—W 20–18
6Week 6 · Oct 3Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC3–8L 16–23
7Week 7 · Oct 10UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1T 17–17
8Week 8 · Oct 17West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC3–8L 16–55
9Week 9 · Oct 24Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC5–6L 17–37
11Week 11 · Nov 7Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC6–5L 3–40
12Week 12 · Nov 14Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 23–24
13Week 13 · Nov 21Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 3–6
14Week 14 · Nov 28Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 36–31

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
6.967
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-40
-45+5
  • Long Beach State +5
  • UL Monroe 0
  • Southern Illinois -4
  • Mcneese State -4
  • Arkansas State -4
  • Louisiana Tech -5
  • Northwestern State -6
  • Texas Arlington -6
  • Louisiana -8
  • West Texas A&M -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 #133Better than 4%
Win % Place 122ndBetter than 12%

0.227 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#133Regular Season Final#133Post-Season W1#133Post-Season W2#133Post-Season W3#133Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
-2
+2
-7
0
-39
-20
-37
-1
-3
+5

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

Final Rank by Season
#1001973#321974#1321975#1241976#1331977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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