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UNLV

FBSI · 1978 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
49
1978–2026
All-Time Record
221–340–3
0.395 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1984
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 4 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1L 7–34
4Week 4 · Sep 19NEVADAUnranked—L 14–23
5Week 5 · Sep 26New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC7–5L 0–24
7Week 7 · Oct 10IDAHOUnranked—W 53–14
8Week 8 · Oct 17Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 30–20
9Week 9 · Oct 24Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–6W 33–6
10Week 10 · Oct 31MONTANAUnranked—W 25–16
12Week 12 · Nov 14Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC5–7W 12–10
13Week 13 · Nov 21UTEPH2HIND WAC1–11W 27–0
14Week 14 · Nov 28CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA5–7W 24–7
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 24–28

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
3.312
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-16+22
  • Hawai'i +6
  • Colorado State +5
  • Wyoming +5
  • CAL State Fullerton +5
  • UTEP +1
  • BYU -4
  • New Mexico -5
  • Washington State -7

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 #66Better than 53%
Win % Place 42ndBetter than 70%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#64Regular Season Final#64Post-Season W1#64Post-Season W2#66Post-Season W3#66Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-27
-9
-24
+39
+10
+27
+9
+2
+27
+17
-4

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

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