Mississippi State
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
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 3–8 | W 28–0 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2 | W 17–5 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 44–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 4–7 | L 0–34 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 17–22 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | W 55–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 5–5–1 | W 34–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | L 14–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 6–4–1 | L 0–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 8–4 | W 16–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | L 7–27 |
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).
- North Texas +9
- Florida State +8
- LSU +8
- Tennessee +5
- Memphis +4
- West Texas A&M +3
- Alabama -1
- Southern Miss -4
- Auburn -4
- Ole Miss -6
- Florida -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · Change 1
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.