Stanford
PAC · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Stanford head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 29–35 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 7–5 | W 38–9 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 1–8–2 | W 35–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 17–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  UCLAH2H |  PAC | 8–3–1 | L 26–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 7–4 | L 31–34 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 3–7–1 | W 43–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 3–7–1 | W 24–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  USCH2H | PAC | 12–1 | L 7–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 9–3 | W 21–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 6–5 | W 30–10 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 2 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 9–2–1 | W 25–22 |
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).
- Arizona State +9
- Georgia +9
- San José State +7
- California +6
- Tulane +4
- Washington State +3
- Oregon State +3
- Illinois +1
- Oklahoma -1
- USC -1
- UCLA -3
- Washington -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change 7
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.