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West Texas A&M

MVC · 1978 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
6th
1–5 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
40
1941–1981
All-Time Record
200–196–7
0.505 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#18
1962
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 14 seasons

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

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC6–5L 0–28
3Week 3 · Sep 12Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC5–6W 18–10
4Week 4 · Sep 19Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 13–45
5Week 5 · Sep 26Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND MVC7–4L 3–17
6Week 6 · Oct 3Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–7L 37–38
7Week 7 · Oct 10North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 0–35
8Week 8 · Oct 17Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC2–8–1W 55–16
9Week 9 · Oct 24Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2HIND MVC3–8W 36–7
11Week 11 · Nov 7Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC9–2L 23–44
12Week 12 · Nov 14Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC4–7L 21–24
14Week 14 · Nov 28New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC6–5L 31–33

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
5.398
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-26
-36+10
  • Texas Arlington +5
  • Indiana State +3
  • Lamar +2
  • North Texas -2
  • Tulsa -2
  • Mcneese State -4
  • Southern Illinois -4
  • Mississippi State -5
  • New Mexico State -5
  • Wichita State -7
  • Drake -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 #112Better than 19%
Win % Place 110thBetter than 20%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#112Regular Season Final#112Post-Season W1#112Post-Season W2#112Post-Season W3#112Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-28
+8
-32
-14
-1
-35
+39
+29
-21
-3
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#1141973#641974#851975#941976#661977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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