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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 16, 1978 | Sat | Houston | @ | Memphis | Ind | L | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 23, 1978 | Sat | Houston | Utah | WAC | W | 42 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 30, 1978 | Sat | Houston | @ | (10) Florida State | Ind | W | 27 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Oct 7, 1978 | Sat | Houston | @ | Baylor | SWC | W | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 5 | Oct 14, 1978 | Sat | (17) Houston | (6) Texas A&M | SWC | W | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 6 | Oct 21, 1978 | Sat | (11) Houston | @ | SMU | SWC | W | 42 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 7 | Oct 28, 1978 | Sat | (11) Houston | (9) Arkansas | SWC | W | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 8 | Nov 4, 1978 | Sat | (10) Houston | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 63 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 9 | Nov 11, 1978 | Sat | (8) Houston | @ | (6) Texas | SWC | W | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 10 | Nov 25, 1978 | Sat | (5) Houston | @ | Texas Tech | SWC | L | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Dec 2, 1978 | Sat | (9) Houston | Rice | SWC | W | 49 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1979 | Mon | (9) Houston | N | (10) Notre Dame | Ind | L | 34 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
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