1978 Season

Conference Records

Conference	Wins	Loses	Ties	Percentage
Atlantic Coast	2	1	0	66.7%
Big 10	1	2	0	33.3%
Big 8	2	2	0	50.0%
Independent	3	3	0	50.0%
Pacific 10	1	0	1	100.0%
Southeastern	1	1	0	50.0%
Southland	0	1	0	0.0%
Southwest	2	1	1	66.7%
Western Athletic	0	1	0	0.0%

Game Results

Independence Bowl

East Carolina 35

Louisiana Tech 13

December 16, 1978

31,054

Hall of Fame Classic

Texas A&M 28

Iowa State 19 12

December 20, 1978

41,158

Holiday Bowl

Navy 23

BYU 16

December 22, 1978

52,500

Tangerine Bowl

NC State 30

Pittsburgh 17

December 23, 1978

31,356

Liberty Bowl

Missouri 18 20

LSU 15

December 23, 1978

53,064

Sun Bowl

Texas 4 42

Maryland 13 0

December 23, 1978

30,604

Fiesta Bowl

Arkansas 8 10

UCLA 15 10

December 25, 1978

55,227

Peach Bowl

Purdue 17 41

Georgia Tech 21

December 25, 1978

20,277

Gator Bowl

Clemson 7 17

Ohio State 20 15

December 29, 1978

72,011

Cotton Bowl

Notre Dame 10 35

Houston 9 34

January 1, 1979

32,500

Orange Bowl

Oklahoma 4 31

Nebraska 6 24

January 1, 1979

66,365

Rose Bowl

USC 3 17

Michigan 5 10

January 1, 1979

105,629

Sugar Bowl

Alabama 2 14

Penn State 1 7

January 1, 1979

76,824