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1978 West Texas

3–⁠8 (1–⁠5 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Bill Yung.

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1978, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 0–28; won at Texas–Arlington 18–10; lost vs. McNeese 13–45; lost at Southern Illinois 3–17; lost vs. Wichita State 37–38; lost vs. North Texas 0–35; won vs. Lamar 55–16; won at Indiana State 36–7; lost at Tulsa 23–44; lost at Drake 21–24; lost vs. New Mexico State 31–33+39−35Lost 0–28 at Mississippi State-28Mississippi Sta…Won 18–10 at Texas–Arlington+8Texas–ArlingtonLost 13–45 vs. McNeese-32McNeeseLost 3–17 at Southern Illinois-14Southern Illino…Lost 37–38 vs. Wichita State-1Wichita StateLost 0–35 vs. North Texas-35North TexasWon 55–16 vs. Lamar+39LamarWon 36–7 at Indiana State+29Indiana StateLost 23–44 at Tulsa-21TulsaLost 21–24 at Drake-3DrakeLost 31–33 vs. New Mexico State-2New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMississippi StateL 0–⁠2836%
Sep 9atTexas–ArlingtonW 18–⁠1043%
Sep 16vsMcNeeseL 13–⁠4565%
Sep 23atSouthern IllinoisL 3–⁠1756%
Sep 30vsWichita StateL 37–⁠3851%
Oct 7vsNorth TexasL 0–⁠3531%
Oct 14vsLamarW 55–⁠1668%
Oct 21atIndiana StateW 36–⁠755%
Nov 4atTulsaL 23–⁠4434%
Nov 11atDrakeL 21–⁠2455%
Nov 25vsNew Mexico StateL 31–⁠3360%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico State 33–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
237–⁠297
Coach
Bill Yung
Elo
1386 −101 this season
SP+ rating
-10.6 No. 105 of 133; offense No. 71, defense No. 123
SRS
−12.6 No. 115 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1979

The 1979 draft
Rd 3Bo Robinson RBDetroit Lions

1978 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Mexico State5–⁠16–⁠5
Tulsa3–⁠19–⁠2
Southern Illinois3–⁠27–⁠4
Drake3–⁠34–⁠7
Indiana State2–⁠33–⁠8
Wichita State2–⁠44–⁠7
West Texas1–⁠53–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.