Penn State
FBSI · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | W 10–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 26–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 7–4–1 | W 19–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 4–6–1 | W 26–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–9 | W 58–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 4–6–1 | W 30–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 45–15 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 49–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 9–3 | W 27–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 9–3 | W 19–10 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 17–10 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 2 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | L 7–14 |
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).
- Rutgers +9
- Maryland +9
- NC State +9
- Pittsburgh +8
- Temple +7
- Ohio State +7
- SMU +4
- Kentucky +4
- Syracuse +3
- TCU +2
- West Virginia +2
- Alabama -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 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.