Tulane
FBSI · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tulane head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 9–3 | L 7–31 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 6–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | L 17–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 8–4 | L 14–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 2–9 | W 38–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 0–11 | W 9–3 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–9 | L 7–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 41–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 20–16 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | L 3–13 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 21–40 |
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).
- Miami +6
- Memphis +4
- Vanderbilt +2
- Boston College 0
- Maryland -3
- Pittsburgh -4
- Stanford -4
- LSU -4
- Georgia Tech -5
- Ole Miss -6
- TCU -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 Win % · Change 2
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.