Ohio State

B10 · 1978 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding

Record

7–4–1

0.625 Win %

Conference

4th

6–2 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

115

1904–2026

All-Time Record

884–271–36

0.757 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1968, 2014, 2024

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 26 · Top 10: 43 · Top 25: 72

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	11–1	L 0–19
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	5–6	W 27–10
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H	IND SWC	3–8	W 34–28
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	SMU H2H	IND SWC	4–6–1	T 35–35
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	9–2–1	L 16–27
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	2–9	W 31–7
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	0–10–1	W 63–20
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	5–4–2	W 49–14
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	1–8–2	W 45–7
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	4–7	W 21–18
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–2	L 3–14
18	Final · Jan 2	Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H	ACC	11–1	L 15–17

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum

2.328

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+14

-6+20

Minnesota +5
Wisconsin +5
Indiana +4
Baylor +3
Iowa +2
Illinois +1
SMU 0
Northwestern 0
Penn State -1
Clemson -1
Purdue -2
Michigan -2

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 #36Better than 74%

Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.625 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-19

+17

-11

+24

+43

+35

+38

-11

-2

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.