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Oklahoma State

B8 · 1978 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
7th
3–4 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
610–556–41
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1944, 2011
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–7L 10–20
4Week 4 · Sep 19Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 20–38
5Week 5 · Sep 26Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC9–2–1L 7–19
6Week 6 · Oct 3North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 7–12
7Week 7 · Oct 10Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B84–7L 7–18
8Week 8 · Oct 17Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B86–5W 24–20
9Week 9 · Oct 24Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B81–10W 21–7
10Week 10 · Oct 31Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B89–3L 14–22
11Week 11 · Nov 7Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B88–4W 35–20
12Week 12 · Nov 14Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B88–4L 15–28
13Week 13 · Nov 21Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–1L 7–62

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
4.536
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-14
-29+15
  • Missouri +8
  • Colorado +6
  • Kansas +1
  • Oklahoma -1
  • Arkansas -2
  • North Texas -2
  • Florida State -3
  • Nebraska -3
  • Iowa State -4
  • Wichita State -7
  • Kansas State -7

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 #93Better than 33%
Win % Place 110thBetter than 20%

0.273 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#92Regular Season Final#92Post-Season W1#92Post-Season W2#92Post-Season W3#93Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
-18
-12
-5
-11
+4
+14
-8
+15
-13
-55

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

Final Rank by Season
#371973#411974#231975#121976#1011977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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