Notre Dame

FBSI · 1978 Season · Final

Season

Pretender −

Record

9–3

0.750 Win %

Conference

—

0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

120

1899–2026

All-Time Record

919–327–33

0.731 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1929, 1930, 1953 +2

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 12	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	IND B8	8–4	L 0–3
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–2	L 14–28
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	9–2–1	W 10–6
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	8–3	W 29–25
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H	IND FBSI	8–4	W 26–17
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H	IND FBSI	3–8	W 38–15
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Miami (MIAMI)H2H	IND FBSI	6–5	W 20–0
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	Navy (NAVY)H2H	IND FBSI	9–3	W 27–7
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H	SEC	5–5–1	W 31–14
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H	IND FBSI	7–5	W 38–21
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	USC H2H	PAC	12–1	L 25–27
18	Final · Jan 2	Houston (HOUSTON)H2H	IND SWC	9–3	W 35–34

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

0.956

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+57

-7+64

Purdue +9
Navy +9
Houston +9
Michigan State +8
Pittsburgh +8
Georgia Tech +7
Miami +6
Tennessee +5
Air Force +3
USC -1
Michigan -2
Missouri -4

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 #4Better than 98%

Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.750 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-3

-14

+23

+20

+17

-2

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.