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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
T |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Sep 1, 1978 | Fri | (3) Penn State | @ | Temple | Ind | W | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 9, 1978 | Sat | (3) Penn State | | Rutgers | Ind | W | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 3 | Sep 16, 1978 | Sat | (5) Penn State | @ | (6) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 4 | Sep 23, 1978 | Sat | (3) Penn State | | SMU | SWC | W | 26 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
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| 5 | Sep 30, 1978 | Sat | (5) Penn State | | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
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| 6 | Oct 7, 1978 | Sat | (5) Penn State | @ | Kentucky | SEC | W | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
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| 7 | Oct 21, 1978 | Sat | (2) Penn State | | Syracuse | Ind | W | 45 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | |
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| 8 | Oct 28, 1978 | Sat | (2) Penn State | @ | West Virginia | Ind | W | 49 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | |
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| 9 | Nov 4, 1978 | Sat | (2) Penn State | | (5) Maryland | ACC | W | 27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | |
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| 10 | Nov 11, 1978 | Sat | (2) Penn State | | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 19 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | |
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| 11 | Nov 24, 1978 | Fri | (1) Penn State | | (15) Pitt | Ind | W | 17 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | W 11 | |
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| 12 | Jan 1, 1979 | Mon | (1) Penn State | N | (2) Alabama | SEC | L | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
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