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Northwestern State

FBSI · 1978 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
4
1976–1979
All-Time Record
19–22
0.463 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#82
1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northwestern State head-to-head · History & Eras

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC2–8–1W 21–17
4Week 4 · Sep 19STEPHEN F. AUSTINUnranked—W 21–14
5Week 5 · Sep 26Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4W 10–7
6Week 6 · Oct 3UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 0–46
7Week 7 · Oct 10Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 14–23
8Week 8 · Oct 17Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 7–51
9Week 9 · Oct 24Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC6–5L 20–45
10Week 10 · Oct 31NICHOLLS STATEUnranked—W 28–18
11Week 11 · Nov 7Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC5–6L 7–30
12Week 12 · Nov 14Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC3–8L 17–19
13Week 13 · Nov 21SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANAUnranked—W 13–12

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.765
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-22
-31+9
  • Mcneese State +7
  • Lamar +2
  • UL Monroe -4
  • Arkansas State -4
  • Louisville -4
  • Louisiana Tech -5
  • Texas Arlington -6
  • Louisiana -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #98Better than 29%
Win % Place 74thBetter than 47%

0.455 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#99Regular Season Final#99Post-Season W1#100Post-Season W2#97Post-Season W3#98Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+7
+3
-46
-9
-44
-25
+10
-23
-2
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#951976#821977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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