Tennessee
SEC · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  UCLAH2H |  PAC | 8–3–1 | L 0–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 3–7–1 | T 13–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 6–4–1 | L 10–29 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | W 31–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | L 17–30 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 6–5 | L 21–34 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | W 34–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 14–31 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 41–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 4–6–1 | W 29–14 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–9 | W 41–15 |
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).
- Ole Miss +5
- Army +4
- Duke +4
- Kentucky +4
- Vanderbilt +2
- Oregon State 0
- Alabama -1
- UCLA -3
- Notre Dame -3
- Auburn -4
- Mississippi State -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · No change
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.