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Washington

PAC · 1978 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
5th
6–2 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
110
1916–2026
All-Time Record
687–449–32
0.602 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1991
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12UCLAH2HPAC8–3–1L 7–10
4Week 4 · Sep 19Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B81–10W 31–2
5Week 5 · Sep 26Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB104–7L 7–14
6Week 6 · Oct 3Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1W 34–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC11–1L 17–20
8Week 8 · Oct 17Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–4W 34–31
9Week 9 · Oct 24Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC2–9W 20–14
10Week 10 · Oct 31Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC9–3W 41–7
11Week 11 · Nov 7Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC5–6W 31–21
12Week 12 · Nov 14USCH2HPAC12–1L 10–28
14Week 14 · Nov 28Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1W 38–8

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
2.260
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-12+31
  • Arizona State +9
  • Stanford +8
  • Arizona +5
  • Oregon State +3
  • Washington State +3
  • Oregon +2
  • Kansas +1
  • Alabama -1
  • USC -1
  • UCLA -3
  • Indiana -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 #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 42ndBetter than 70%

0.636 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W2#36Post-Season W3#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+29
-7
+34
-3
+3
+6
+34
+10
-18
+30

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

Final Rank by Season
#1231973#691974#411975#751976#291977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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