The 1978 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Bill Davidson, the Indians compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference, sharing the Southland title with Louisiana Tech.
| 1978 Arkansas State Indians football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Indian Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
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| Louisiana Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Tulsa* | L 20–21 | 20,900 | [1] | |
| September 9 | Southern Miss* | L 6–21 | 16,848 | [2] | |
| September 16 | at Northeast Louisiana* | L 13–21 | [3] | ||
| September 23 | Drake* | W 10–0 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | Northwestern State* |
| W 23–14 | [5] | |
| October 14 | at Southern Illinois* | W 26–24 | 15,446 | [6] | |
| October 21 | McNeese State |
| W 6–3 | [7] | |
| October 28 | at Texas–Arlington | W 27–7 | 7,805 | [8] | |
| November 4 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 16–6 | 23,106 | [9] | |
| November 11 | at Louisiana Tech | L 10–24 | 15,200 | [10] | |
| November 18 | Lamar |
| W 6–3 | 8,679 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "Hare saves TU, 21–20". The Daily Oklahoman. September 3, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dane McDaniel leads Eagles over ASU, 21–6". Hattiesburg American. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast stuns Ark. St". The Daily Advertiser. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State surprises error-prone Drake, 10–0". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU sinks Demons". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State ends Southern's streak". The Decatur Daily Review. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dobb's FGs beat Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavs embarrassed 27–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns fall, 16–6". Daily World. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech gains bowl berth". Dayton Daily News. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU nips Lamar to end Davidson era with win". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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