1978 Oregon State
3–7–1 (2–6 Pac-10), coached by Craig Fertig. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 9 UCLA 15–13Nov 11
UCLA was ranked No. 9, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs BYU | L 6–10 | 27% |
| Sep 16 | at Arizona | L 7–21 | 24% |
| Sep 23 | at Tennessee | T 13–13 | 27% |
| Sep 30 | vs Washington | L 0–34 | 27% |
| Oct 7 | at Minnesota | W 17–14 | 24% |
| Oct 21 | at 7USC | L 7–38 | 11% |
| Oct 28 | at Stanford | L 6–24 | 14% |
| Nov 4 | at Washington State | W 32–31 | 28% |
| Nov 11 | vs 9UCLA | W 15–13 | 16% |
| Nov 18 | vs Arizona State | L 22–44 | 29% |
| Nov 25 | vs Oregon | L 3–24 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oregon 24–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pac-10.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 2–6 9th in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 128–266
- Coach
- Craig Fertig
- Elo
- 1323 −48 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.4 No. 78 of 133; offense No. 97, defense No. 54
- SRS
- −0.9 No. 68 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Ray Braun
Drafted in 1979
The 1979 draft| Rd 4 | Jerry Wilkinson DT | Los Angeles Rams |
All-Pac-10
4 second teamSecond team
Jerry WilkinsonDLCoaches-2- Kent PeytonLBCoaches-2
- Tim SmithDBCoaches-2
- Kieron WalfordKCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 1978 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1978 Pac-10 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 6–1 | 12–1 | 2 |
| UCLA | 6–2 | 8–3–1 | 14 |
| Washington | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| Arizona State | 4–3 | 9–3 | |
| Stanford | 4–3 | 8–4 | 17 |
 California | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
| Arizona | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Oregon | 2–5 | 2–9 | |
| Oregon State | 2–6 | 3–7–1 | |
| Washington State | 1–7 | 3–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.