1978 Arkansas State
7–4 (4–1 Southland Conference), coached by Bill Davidson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas–Arlington 27–7Oct 28
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Tulsa | L 20–21 | 49% |
| Sep 9 | vs Southern Miss | L 6–21 | 53% |
| Sep 16 | at UL Monroe | L 13–21 | 56% |
| Sep 23 | vs Drake | W 10–0 | 63% |
| Oct 7 | vs Northwestern State | W 23–14 | 76% |
| Oct 14 | at Southern Illinois | W 26–24 | 44% |
| Oct 21 | vs McNeese | W 6–3 | 52% |
| Oct 28 | atTexas–Arlington | W 27–7 | 39% |
| Nov 4 | at Louisiana | W 16–6 | 56% |
| Nov 11 | at Louisiana Tech | L 10–24 | 34% |
| Nov 18 | vs Lamar | W 6–3 | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Lamar 6–3; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1978.
Southland Conference champions4–1 in the conference, shared with Louisiana Tech
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 4–1 shared first in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 163–144
- Coach
- Bill Davidson
- Elo
- 1495 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.0 No. 75 of 133; offense No. 117, defense No. 16
- SRS
- −7.3 No. 98 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1978 Southland Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arkansas State | 4–1 | 7–4 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
| Texas–Arlington | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| McNeese | 2–3 | 7–4 | |
| Louisiana | 2–3 | 3–8 | |
| Lamar | 0–5 | 2–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.