Virginia Military Institute
SOCON · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia Military Institute head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | L 3–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 | BUCKNELL | Unranked | — | W 25–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–6 | L 3–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 2–9 | W 17–9 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 6–19 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 23–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 | LEHIGH | Unranked | — | L 10–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–5 | L 12–41 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 9–2–1 | L 3–41 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–4 | L 10–31 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 2–28 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Richmond +3
- Virginia +2
- Georgia -2
- East Carolina -3
- App State -4
- William & Mary -5
- Western Carolina -5
- Citadel -6
- Virginia Tech -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · Change -1
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.