Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Alabama | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28.8 | 14.0 | 25.99 | 11.83 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Georgia | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .917 | 24.2 | 15.6 | 13.86 | 6.20 | 8 | 16 | ||
| Auburn | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 21.6 | 17.4 | 8.16 | 5.88 | 19 | |||
| LSU | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 23.3 | 16.1 | 13.26 | 6.76 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 22.8 | 19.0 | 8.94 | 6.22 | ||||
| Florida | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 22.6 | 20.3 | 10.49 | 9.85 | ||||
| Mississippi State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 21.1 | 18.6 | 10.12 | 7.85 | ||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 16.5 | 21.8 | 2.48 | 6.11 | ||||
| Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 5.51 | 8.15 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 14.9 | 38.0 | -10.59 | 6.51 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Alabama (2) | 14 | Penn State (1) | 7 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1978-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Stanford | 25 | Georgia (11) | 22 | Houston, TX |
| 1978-12-23 | Liberty Bowl | Missouri (18) | 20 | Louisiana State | 15 | Memphis, TN |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| SEC Player of the Year | Willie McClendon | Georgia |
| SEC Coach of the Year | Bear Bryant | Alabama |
1978 Conference Leaders