Michigan
B10 · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 16 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 2× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 1–8–2 | W 31–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 28–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | W 52–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H |  PAC | 5–6 | W 21–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 8–3 | L 15–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 5–4–2 | W 42–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 42–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | W 34–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 0–10–1 | W 59–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 9–2–1 | W 24–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–4–1 | W 14–3 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 2 |  USCH2H | PAC | 12–1 | L 10–17 |
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).
- Notre Dame +9
- Purdue +9
- Ohio State +7
- Arizona +5
- Wisconsin +5
- Minnesota +5
- Duke +4
- Iowa +2
- Illinois +1
- Northwestern 0
- USC -1
- Michigan State -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change -2
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.