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Louisville

FBSI · 1978 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
405–335–7
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2006
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12SOUTH DAKOTA STATEUnranked—W 54–7
4Week 4 · Sep 19Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC9–3L 17–24
5Week 5 · Sep 26Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 28–14
6Week 6 · Oct 3Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2HIND MVC3–8W 31–12
7Week 7 · Oct 10Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC9–2L 7–24
8Week 8 · Oct 17Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 51–7
9Week 9 · Oct 24BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 35–7
10Week 10 · Oct 31William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 33–21
11Week 11 · Nov 7Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–7W 38–20
12Week 12 · Nov 14Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 22–29
13Week 13 · Nov 21Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 3–37

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
2.658
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-16+22
  • Cincinnati +5
  • Northwestern State +5
  • William & Mary +5
  • Wichita State +4
  • Indiana State +3
  • Tulsa -2
  • Maryland -3
  • Southern Miss -4
  • Memphis -7

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 #47Better than 66%
Win % Place 42ndBetter than 70%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#45Regular Season Final#44Post-Season W1#44Post-Season W2#47Post-Season W3#47Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+47
-7
+14
+19
-17
+44
+28
+12
+18
-7
-34

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

Final Rank by Season
#731973#851974#1361975#871976#531977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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