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American college football season

1978 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–4 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Brush (2nd season)
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons← 19771979 →
1978 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Angelo State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 14 – 0 – 0
No. 11 Abilene Christian 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sam Houston State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 20 Texas A&I 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Southwest Texas State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
East Texas State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Howard Payne 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1978 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1978 NAIA Division I football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their 14th year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Southeastern Louisiana*W 7–06,500
September 9Texas Lutheran*W 14–08,133
September 30Howard Payne
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 55–06,868
October 7vs. Prairie View A&M*W 58–66,500
October 14at Sam Houston StateL 16–219,100
October 21Stephen F. Austin
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 9–06,511
October 28at East Texas StateW 25–109,500
November 4Angelo State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 6–2911,000
November 11Abilene Christian
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 7–105,804
November 18at Texas A&IL 21–488,500
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "SW Texas edges past Lions". The Daily Advertiser. September 3, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southwest Texas posts 14–0 victory". The Odessa American. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "SWT demolishes HPU, 55–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "SWT wins 58–6 as records fall". Austin American-Statesman. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sam Houston nips Southwest Texas". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southwest Texas St. creeps past Stephen F. Austin 9–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "ET Lions defeated by Bobcats". The Paris News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rams whip SWT, earn share of crown". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "ACU 10, SW Texas St. 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Stroman dazzles Bobcats, 48–21". The Corpus Christi Caller. November 19, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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