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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 16, 1978 | Sat | Purdue | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 23, 1978 | Sat | Purdue | Ohio | MAC | W | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 30, 1978 | Sat | Purdue | @ | Notre Dame | Ind | L | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 7, 1978 | Sat | Purdue | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 14, 1978 | Sat | Purdue | (16) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Oct 21, 1978 | Sat | (19) Purdue | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Oct 28, 1978 | Sat | (17) Purdue | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 34 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 8 | Nov 4, 1978 | Sat | (14) Purdue | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 31 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 9 | Nov 11, 1978 | Sat | (12) Purdue | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | T | 24 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 18, 1978 | Sat | (15) Purdue | @ | (7) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 6 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 25, 1978 | Sat | (18) Purdue | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 20 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Dec 25, 1978 | Mon | (17) Purdue | @ | Georgia Tech | Ind | W | 41 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
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