NC State
ACC · 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 · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 29–13 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 27–19 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 29–15 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 1–10 | W 34–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 9–3 | L 7–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 34–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 10–33 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 22–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 10–19 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 24–10 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 2–9 | W 24–21 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 30–17 |
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).
- East Carolina +9
- Pittsburgh +8
- North Carolina +5
- South Carolina +5
- Duke +4
- Syracuse +3
- West Virginia +2
- Virginia +2
- Wake Forest +1
- Clemson -1
- Penn State -1
- Maryland -3
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.