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San Diego State

WAC · 1978 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
6th
2–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B88–4L 13–14
5Week 5 · Sep 26UTEPH2HIND WAC1–11L 24–31
7Week 7 · Oct 10Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 31–14
8Week 8 · Oct 17Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC5–7L 22–31
9Week 9 · Oct 24Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–8W 31–28
10Week 10 · Oct 31Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6L 25–27
11Week 11 · Nov 7Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–6W 34–31
12Week 12 · Nov 14BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 3–21
13Week 13 · Nov 21Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 14–16
14Week 14 · Nov 28New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC7–5W 27–24
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC8–3L 18–20

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
4.779
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-40+19
  • New Mexico +7
  • Colorado State +5
  • Pacific +4
  • Fresno State +3
  • Utah -3
  • Iowa State -4
  • BYU -4
  • Miami -5
  • Long Beach State -6
  • Wyoming -7
  • UTEP -11

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 #100Better than 28%
Win % Place 92ndBetter than 34%

0.364 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#96Regular Season Final#97Post-Season W1#96Post-Season W2#98Post-Season W3#100Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
-7
+17
-9
+3
-2
+3
-18
-2
+3
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#111973#81974#271975#111976#121977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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