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Tennessee Chattanooga

SOCON · 1978 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
1st
3–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
22
1909–1981
All-Time Record
105–100–13
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#28
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 4 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 7 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12WESTERN KENTUCKYUnranked—W 42–15
4Week 4 · Sep 19Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC6–5W 12–7
5Week 5 · Sep 26Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON1–10W 27–23
6Week 6 · Oct 3MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—T 14–14
7Week 7 · Oct 10App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 72–14
8Week 8 · Oct 17JACKSONVILLE STATEUnranked—W 28–21
9Week 9 · Oct 24Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON8–3W 13–9
10Week 10 · Oct 31Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 24–28
11Week 11 · Nov 7Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–5L 21–31
12Week 12 · Nov 14Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 30–3
13Week 13 · Nov 21TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—L 23–27

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
2.621
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-9+25
  • Furman +8
  • App State +7
  • Louisiana Tech +6
  • Richmond +3
  • Marshall +1
  • Mcneese State -4
  • Western Carolina -5

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 #46Better than 67%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.682 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47Regular Season Final#46Post-Season W1#47Post-Season W2#46Post-Season W3#46Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+5
+4
0
+58
+7
+4
-4
-10
+27
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#1121973#1091974#921975#761976#301977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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