Vanderbilt
SEC · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Vanderbilt head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–2–1 | L 17–48 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Furman (FURMAN)H2H | IND SOCON | 8–3 | W 17–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 11–1 | L 28–51 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 3–38 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 6–4–1 | L 7–49 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 9–2–1 | L 10–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | L 10–35 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 14–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 4–6–1 | L 2–53 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 41–27 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 5–5–1 | L 15–41 |
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).
- Furman +8
- Air Force +3
- Alabama -1
- Arkansas -2
- Georgia -2
- Auburn -4
- Tennessee -5
- Ole Miss -6
- Kentucky -6
- Tulane -7
- Memphis -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.182 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.