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1978 Louisville

7–⁠4, coached by Vince Gibson.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1978, game by game: won vs. South Dakota State 54–7; lost vs. No. 20 Maryland 17–24; won at Cincinnati 28–14; won vs. Indiana State 31–12; lost at Tulsa 7–24; won vs. Northwestern State 51–7; won vs. Boston University 35–7; won vs. William & Mary 33–21; won at Wichita State 38–20; lost vs. Memphis 22–29; lost at Southern Miss 3–37+47−34Won 54–7 vs. South Dakota State+47South Dakota St…Lost 17–24 vs. No. 20 Maryland-7No. 20 MarylandWon 28–14 at Cincinnati+14CincinnatiWon 31–12 vs. Indiana State+19Indiana StateLost 7–24 at Tulsa-17TulsaWon 51–7 vs. Northwestern State+44Northwestern St…Won 35–7 vs. Boston University+28Boston Universi…Won 33–21 vs. William & Mary+12William & MaryWon 38–20 at Wichita State+18Wichita StateLost 22–29 vs. Memphis-7MemphisLost 3–37 at Southern Miss-34Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsSouth Dakota StateW 54–⁠791%
Sep 16vs20MarylandL 17–⁠2440%
Sep 23atCincinnatiW 28–⁠1432%
Sep 30vsIndiana StateW 31–⁠1282%
Oct 7atTulsaL 7–⁠2450%
Oct 14vsNorthwestern StateW 51–⁠784%
Oct 21vsBoston UniversityW 35–⁠787%
Oct 28vsWilliam & MaryW 33–⁠2157%
Nov 4atWichita StateW 38–⁠2060%
Nov 11vsMemphisL 22–⁠2969%
Nov 18atSouthern MissL 3–⁠3744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 37–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠202
Coach
Vince Gibson
Elo
1487 +12 this season
SP+ rating
0.3 No. 74 of 133; offense No. 42, defense No. 91
SRS
−1.6 No. 70 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1979

The 1979 draft
Rd 6Dwayne Woodruff DBPittsburgh Steelers