1978 Nevada
Only 2 games are on file: 2–0. The rest of the schedule isn’t in our source. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cal State Fullerton 37–14Oct 14
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at UNLV | W 23–14 | 47% |
| Oct 14 | atCal State Fullerton | W 37–14 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list 10 games of Nevada’s 1978 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vsStephen F. Austin | W 32–0 | Nevada’s article |
| Sep 23 | vsUC Davis | W 12–7 | Nevada’s article, UC Davis’s article |
| Sep 30 | vsSan Francisco State | W 37–14 | Nevada’s article |
| Oct 7 | vsWestern Washington | W 66–0 | Nevada’s article |
| Oct 21 | vsSanta Clara | W 38–6 | Nevada’s article |
| Oct 28 | atSacramento State | W 39–15 | Nevada’s article |
| Nov 4 | vsHayward State | W 21–0 | Nevada’s article |
| Nov 11 | vsSouth Dakota | W 50–7 | Nevada’s article |
| Nov 18 | atIdaho State | W 37–0 | Idaho State’s article, Nevada’s article |
| Dec 9 | vsMassachusetts | L 21–44 | Nevada’s article |
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
- 2–0
- Conference
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- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 60–28
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1275 +67 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- John L. Smith