Gopher Football 1978 Season

1978 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/16/1978 Toledo (2-9) W 38-12 09/23/1978 Ohio State (7-4-1) L 10-27 09/30/1978 @ UCLA (8-3-1) L 3-17 10/07/1978 Oregon State (3-7-1) L 14-17 10/14/1978 Iowa (2-9) W 22-20 10/21/1978 @ Northwestern (0-10-1) W 38-14 10/28/1978 @ Michigan (10-2) L 10-42 11/04/1978 Homecoming Indiana (4-7) W 32-31 11/11/1978 @ Michigan State (8-3) L 9-33 11/18/1978 Illinois (1-8-2) W 24-6 11/25/1978 @ Wisconsin (5-4-2) L 10-48

1978 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Michigan 7 1 0 .875 10 2 0 .833 Michigan State 7 1 0 .875 8 3 0 .727 Purdue 6 1 1 .813 9 2 1 .792 Ohio State 6 2 0 .750 7 4 1 .625 Minnesota 4 4 0 .500 5 6 0 .455 Wisconsin 3 4 2 .444 5 4 2 .545 Indiana 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .364 Iowa 2 6 0 .250 2 9 0 .182 Illinois 0 6 2 .125 1 8 2 .182 Northwestern 0 8 1 .056 0 10 1 .045

Season notes:

Coached by Cal Stoll (7th season).

1978 Poll Results

Associated Press	United Press
1. Alabama 11-1-0 2. Southern California 12-1-0 3. Oklahoma 11-1-0 4. Penn State 11-1-0 5. Michigan 10-2-0 6. Clemson 11-1-0 7. Notre Dame 9-3-0 8. Nebraska 9-3-0 9. Texas 9-3-0 10. Houston 9-3-0 11. Arkansas 9-2-1 12. Michigan State 8-3-0 13. Purdue 9-2-1 14. UCLA 8-3-1 15. Missouri 8-4-0 16. Georgia 9-2-1 17. Stanford 8-4-0 18. North Carolina State 9-3-0 19. Texas A&M 8-4-0 20. Maryland 9-3-0	1. Southern California 12-1-0 2. Alabama 11-1-0 3. Oklahoma 11-1-0 4. Penn State 11-1-0 5. Michigan 10-2-0 6. Notre Dame 9-3-0 7. Clemson 11-1-0 8. Nebraska 9-3-0 9. Texas 9-3-0 10. Arkansas 9-2-1 11. Houston 9-3-0 12. UCLA 8-3-1 13. Purdue 9-2-1 14. Missouri 8-4-0 15. Georgia 9-2-1 16. Stanford 8-4-0 17. Navy 9-3-0 18. Texas A&M 8-4-0 19. North Carolina State 9-3-0 19. Arizona State 9-3-0

1978 Season Big Ten Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/01/1979 Southern California 17, Michigan 10 Gator Bowl - 12/29/1978 Clemson 17, Ohio State 15 Peach Bowl - 12/25/1978 Purdue 41, Georgia Tech 21 Previous season (1977) Next season (1979) Back to the football historical records page... Back to the University of Minnesota page... Back to Eric's home page...

1978 Season Bowl Results Orange Bowl - 01/01/1979 Oklahoma 31, Nebraska 24 Sugar Bowl - 01/01/1979 Alabama 14, Penn State 7 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1979 Notre Dame 35, Houston 34 Sun Bowl - 12/23/1978 Texas 42, Maryland 0 Tangerine Bowl - 12/23/1978 North Carolina State 30, Pittsburgh 17 Liberty Bowl - 12/23/1978 Missouri 20, Louisiana State 15 Fiesta Bowl - 12/25/1978 Arkansas 10, UCLA 10 Independence Bowl - 12/16/1978 East Carolina 35, Louisiana Tech 13 Holiday Bowl - 12/22/1978 Navy 23, Brigham Young 16 Hall of Fame Classic - 12/20/1978 Texas A&M 28, Iowa State 12 Bluebonnet Bowl - 12/31/1978 Stanford 25, Georgia 22 Garden State Bowl - 12/16/1978 Arizona State 34, Rutgers 18