William & Mary
FBSI · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare William & Mary head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 3–8 | W 10–3 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 | CONNECTICUT | Unranked | — | W 27–3 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 21–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 19–22 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | T 22–22 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 | JAMES MADISON | Unranked | — | W 32–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 0–9 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 21–33 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–6 | W 12–8 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 3–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | L 3–17 |
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).
- Villanova +5
- Citadel +5
- Virginia Military Institute +3
- Temple 0
- Navy -3
- East Carolina -3
- Louisville -4
- Virginia Tech -7
- Richmond -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 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.