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1978 Northwestern State

5–⁠6.

Schedule and results

Northwestern State in 1978, game by game: won vs. Lamar 21–17; won at Stephen F. Austin 21–14; won vs. McNeese 10–7; lost vs. UL Monroe 0–46; lost at Arkansas State 14–23; lost at Louisville 7–51; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 20–45; won at Nicholls 28–18; lost at Texas–Arlington 7–30; lost vs. Louisiana 17–19; won at SE Louisiana 13–12+10−46Won 21–17 vs. Lamar+4LamarWon 21–14 at Stephen F. Austin+7Stephen F. Aust…Won 10–7 vs. McNeese+3McNeeseLost 0–46 vs. UL Monroe-46UL MonroeLost 14–23 at Arkansas State-9Arkansas StateLost 7–51 at Louisville-44LouisvilleLost 20–45 vs. Louisiana Tech-25Louisiana TechWon 28–18 at Nicholls+10NichollsLost 7–30 at Texas–Arlington-23Texas–ArlingtonLost 17–19 vs. Louisiana-2LouisianaWon 13–12 at SE Louisiana+1SE Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsLamarW 21–⁠1744%
Sep 16atStephen F. AustinW 21–⁠1456%
Sep 23vsMcNeeseW 10–⁠730%
Sep 30vsUL MonroeL 0–⁠4648%
Oct 7atArkansas StateL 14–⁠2324%
Oct 14atLouisvilleL 7–⁠5116%
Oct 21vsLouisiana TechL 20–⁠4518%
Oct 28atNichollsW 28–⁠1853%
Nov 4atTexas–ArlingtonL 7–⁠3021%
Nov 11vsLouisianaL 17–⁠1940%
Nov 18atSE LouisianaW 13–⁠1245%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SE Louisiana 13–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 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.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
158–⁠282
Coach
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Elo
1245 −2 this season
SP+ rating
-20.1 No. 127 of 133; offense No. 119, defense No. 124
SRS
−24.1 No. 136 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1979

The 1979 draft
Rd 2Petey Perot OGPhiladelphia Eagles