1978 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team
American college football season
| 1978 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–4 LSC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Brush (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Evans Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Angelo State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Abilene Christian | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Texas A&I | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1978 NAIA Division I football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their 14th year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Southeastern Louisiana* |
| W 7–0 | 6,500 | [1] |
| September 9 | Texas Lutheran* |
| W 14–0 | 8,133 | [2] |
| September 30 | Howard Payne |
| W 55–0 | 6,868 | [3] |
| October 7 | vs. Prairie View A&M* | W 58–6 | 6,500 | [4] | |
| October 14 | at Sam Houston State |
| L 16–21 | 9,100 | [5] |
| October 21 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 9–0 | 6,511 | [6] |
| October 28 | at East Texas State |
| W 25–10 | 9,500 | [7] |
| November 4 | Angelo State |
| L 6–29 | 11,000 | [8] |
| November 11 | Abilene Christian |
| L 7–10 | 5,804 | [9] |
| November 18 | at Texas A&I | L 21–48 | 8,500 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "SW Texas edges past Lions". The Daily Advertiser. September 3, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas posts 14–0 victory". The Odessa American. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWT demolishes HPU, 55–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWT wins 58–6 as records fall". Austin American-Statesman. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston nips Southwest Texas". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas St. creeps past Stephen F. Austin 9–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ET Lions defeated by Bobcats". The Paris News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rams whip SWT, earn share of crown". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ACU 10, SW Texas St. 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stroman dazzles Bobcats, 48–21". The Corpus Christi Caller. November 19, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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