AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 2, 1978 | Sat | (1) Alabama | (10) Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 16, 1978 | Sat | (1) Alabama | @ | (11) Missouri | Big 8 | W | 38 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 23, 1978 | Sat | (1) Alabama | (7) USC | Pac-10 | L | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sep 30, 1978 | Sat | (7) Alabama | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 51 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 7, 1978 | Sat | (8) Alabama | @ | Washington | Pac-10 | W | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 6 | Oct 14, 1978 | Sat | (7) Alabama | Florida | SEC | W | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Oct 21, 1978 | Sat | (4) Alabama | @ | Tennessee | SEC | W | 30 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 8 | Oct 28, 1978 | Sat | (3) Alabama | Virginia Tech | Ind | W | 35 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 9 | Nov 4, 1978 | Sat | (3) Alabama | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 35 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 10 | Nov 11, 1978 | Sat | (3) Alabama | (10) LSU | SEC | W | 31 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 11 | Dec 2, 1978 | Sat | (2) Alabama | N | Auburn | SEC | W | 34 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1979 | Mon | (2) Alabama | N | (1) Penn State | Ind | W | 14 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | W 9 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
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