New Mexico State
MVC · 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 · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico State head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 3–8 | W 14–9 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 1–11 | W 35–32 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2 | L 21–22 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | IND MVC | 7–4 | L 39–43 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2H | IND SLC | 5–6 | L 17–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 9–2 | W 23–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 7–5 | L 20–35 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 4–7 | W 31–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Drake (DRAKE)H2H | IND MVC | 4–7 | W 21–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 20–35 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 3–8 | W 33–31 |
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).
- Tulsa +9
- Wichita State +4
- Drake +4
- Indiana State +3
- West Texas A&M +3
- UTEP +1
- North Texas -2
- Southern Illinois -4
- New Mexico -5
- Hawai'i -5
- Texas Arlington -6
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 % · No change
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.