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Louisiana

SLC · 1978 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
5th
2–3 in SLC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
54
1973–2026
All-Time Record
290–327–5
0.470 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 4
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 9 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6L 0–10
4Week 4 · Sep 19Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC9–2L 3–10
5Week 5 · Sep 26East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 9–38
6Week 6 · Oct 3Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC2–8–1W 23–16
7Week 7 · Oct 10Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC6–5W 24–6
8Week 8 · Oct 17Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC5–6L 3–24
10Week 10 · Oct 31Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 13–38
11Week 11 · Nov 7Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 6–16
12Week 12 · Nov 14Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 19–17
13Week 13 · Nov 21Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND MVC7–4L 9–10
14Week 14 · Nov 28Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 18–44

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
5.112
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-22
-35+13
  • Louisiana Tech +6
  • Northwestern State +5
  • Lamar +2
  • Tulsa -2
  • East Carolina -3
  • Arkansas State -4
  • Southern Illinois -4
  • Mcneese State -4
  • Long Beach State -6
  • Texas Arlington -6
  • Cincinnati -6

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 #105Better than 24%
Win % Place 110thBetter than 20%

0.273 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#105Regular Season Final#105Post-Season W1#105Post-Season W2#106Post-Season W3#105Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
-7
-29
+7
+18
-21
-25
-10
+2
-1
-26

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

Final Rank by Season
#1291973#1211974#641975#171976#491977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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