Navy
FBSI · 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 · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Navy head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 2–9 | W 32–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 | CONNECTICUT | Unranked | — | W 30–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 0–11 | W 19–8 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 37–8 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 31–8 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 9–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 21–11 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 7–27 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | L 17–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 6–38 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 28–0 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 9–4 | W 23–16 |
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).
- BYU +9
- Pittsburgh +8
- William & Mary +5
- Duke +4
- Army +4
- Air Force +3
- Virginia +2
- Boston College 0
- Notre Dame -3
- Florida State -3
- Syracuse -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 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.