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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 16, 1978 | Sat | (14) Pitt | @ | Tulane | Ind | W | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 23, 1978 | Sat | (11) Pitt | Temple | Ind | W | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 30, 1978 | Sat | (9) Pitt | North Carolina | ACC | W | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 7, 1978 | Sat | (9) Pitt | @ | Boston College | Ind | W | 32 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 14, 1978 | Sat | (9) Pitt | @ | Notre Dame | Ind | L | 17 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 21, 1978 | Sat | (15) Pitt | Florida State | Ind | W | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 28, 1978 | Sat | (15) Pitt | @ | (18) Navy | Ind | L | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 4, 1978 | Sat | (19) Pitt | @ | Syracuse | Ind | W | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 11, 1978 | Sat | (20) Pitt | West Virginia | Ind | W | 52 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Nov 18, 1978 | Sat | (18) Pitt | Army | Ind | W | 35 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 11 | Nov 24, 1978 | Fri | (15) Pitt | @ | (1) Penn State | Ind | L | 10 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Dec 23, 1978 | Sat | (16) Pitt | N | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 17 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
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