Texas A&M

SWC · 1978 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding −

Record

8–4

0.667 Win %

Conference

5th

4–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

124

1903–2026

All-Time Record

777–499–44

0.605 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1917, 1939

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 44

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 12	Kansas (KANSAS)H2H	IND B8	1–10	W 37–10
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H	IND FBSI	0–11	W 37–2
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H	IND FBSI	4–7	W 58–0
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	7–4	W 38–9
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Houston (HOUSTON)H2H	IND SWC	9–3	L 0–33
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H	IND SWC	3–8	L 6–24
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Rice (RICE)H2H	IND SWC	2–9	W 38–21
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	SMU H2H	IND SWC	4–6–1	W 20–17
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	IND SWC	9–2–1	L 7–26
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	TCU H2H	IND SWC	2–9	W 15–7
14	Regular Season Final · Dec 5	Texas (TEXAS)H2H	IND SWC	9–3	L 7–22
3	Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H	IND B8	8–4	W 28–12

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

2.443

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+12

-16+28

Iowa State +8
Texas Tech +7
Memphis +4
SMU +4
Rice +2
TCU +2
Kansas +1
Boston College 0
Arkansas -2
Houston -3
Texas -3
Baylor -8

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 #40Better than 72%

Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+27

+35

+58

+29

-33

-18

+17

-19

-15

+16

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.