Yale
IVY · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 34 seasons · 34 Top 10 · 10× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Yale head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Brown (BROWN)H2H | IND IVY | 6–3 | W 21–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 | CONNECTICUT | Unranked | — | W 21–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 27–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2H | IND IVY | 6–3 | L 3–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2H | IND IVY | 3–5–1 | T 3–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2H | IND IVY | 2–6–1 | T 17–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND IVY | 5–3–1 | W 42–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND IVY | 2–5–2 | W 23–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Harvard (HARVARD)H2H | IND IVY | 4–4–1 | W 35–28 |
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).
- Brown +6
- Cornell +5
- Harvard +4
- Princeton +2
- Columbia 0
- Pennsylvania 0
- Rutgers -3
- Dartmouth -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 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.