1978 Florida State
8–3, coached by Bobby Bowden. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Navy 38–6Nov 18
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Syracuse | W 28–0 | 59% |
| Sep 16 | vs Oklahoma State | W 38–20 | 78% |
| Sep 23 | at Miami | W 31–21 | 73% |
| Sep 30 | vs Houston | L 21–27 | 73% |
| Oct 7 | vs Cincinnati | W 26–21 | 79% |
| Oct 14 | at Mississippi State | L 27–55 | 54% |
| Oct 21 | at 15Pittsburgh | L 3–7 | 31% |
| Oct 28 | at Southern Miss | W 38–16 | 52% |
| Nov 11 | vs Virginia Tech | W 24–14 | 83% |
| Nov 18 | vs Navy | W 38–6 | 65% |
| Nov 25 | vs Florida | W 38–21 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Florida 38–21; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 17
- Wk 2: 16
- Wk 3: 13
- Wk 4: 10
- Wk 5: 18
- Wk 6: 15
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.
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 10
- Points
- 312–208
- Coach
- Bobby Bowden
- Elo
- 1672 +56 this season
- SP+ rating
- 20.7 No. 11 of 133; offense No. 9, defense No. 33
- SRS
- 16.1 No. 17 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- George Haffner
- Defensive coordinator
- Jack Stanton
- Captains
- Nate Henderson, Willie Jones and Ivory Joe Hunter
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1979
The 1979 draft| Rd 2 | Willie Jones DE | Oakland Raiders |