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1978 Southern Miss

7–⁠4, coached by Bobby Collins.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 1978, game by game: won at Richmond 10–7; won at Arkansas State 21–6; lost at Cincinnati 14–26; lost at Ole Miss 13–16; won vs. Mississippi State 22–17; won vs. East Carolina 17–16; won at Memphis 13–10; lost vs. Florida State 16–38; lost at North Texas 12–25; won vs. Bowling Green 38–21; won vs. Louisville 37–3+34−22Won 10–7 at Richmond+3RichmondWon 21–6 at Arkansas State+15Arkansas StateLost 14–26 at Cincinnati-12CincinnatiLost 13–16 at Ole Miss-3Ole MissWon 22–17 vs. Mississippi State+5Mississippi Sta…Won 17–16 vs. East Carolina+1East CarolinaWon 13–10 at Memphis+3MemphisLost 16–38 vs. Florida State-22Florida StateLost 12–25 at North Texas-13North TexasWon 38–21 vs. Bowling Green+17Bowling GreenWon 37–3 vs. Louisville+34Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atRichmondW 10–⁠749%
Sep 9atArkansas StateW 21–⁠647%
Sep 16atCincinnatiL 14–⁠2641%
Sep 30atOle MissL 13–⁠1642%
Oct 7vsMississippi StateW 22–⁠1744%
Oct 14vsEast CarolinaW 17–⁠1643%
Oct 21atMemphisW 13–⁠1044%
Oct 28vsFlorida StateL 16–⁠3848%
Nov 4atNorth TexasL 12–⁠2527%
Nov 11vsBowling GreenW 38–⁠2166%
Nov 18vsLouisvilleW 37–⁠356%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisville 37–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 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
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
213–⁠185
Coach
Bobby Collins
Elo
1534 +63 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 31 of 133; offense No. 51, defense No. 15
SRS
4.1 No. 52 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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