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1978 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record6–4 (3–4 LSC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Bob Brush (2nd season)
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
←  1977
1979 →
1978 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Southeastern Louisiana*
W 7–06,500 [1]
September 9 Texas Lutheran*
W 14–08,133 [2]
September 30 Howard Payne
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 55–06,868 [3]
October 7vs. Prairie View A&M*
W 58–66,500 [4]
October 14at Sam Houston State
L 16–219,100 [5]
October 21 Stephen F. Austin
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 9–06,511 [6]
October 28at East Texas State
W 25–109,500 [7]
November 4 Angelo State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 6–2911,000 [8]
November 11 Abilene Christian
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 7–105,804 [9]
November 18at Texas A&I
L 21–488,500 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

[11]

References

  1. ^ "SW Texas edges past Lions". The Daily Advertiser. September 3, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southwest Texas posts 14–0 victory". The Odessa American. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SWT demolishes HPU, 55–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SWT wins 58–6 as records fall". Austin American-Statesman. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston nips Southwest Texas". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwest Texas St. creeps past Stephen F. Austin 9–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ET Lions defeated by Bobcats". The Paris News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rams whip SWT, earn share of crown". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ACU 10, SW Texas St. 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Stroman dazzles Bobcats, 48–21". The Corpus Christi Caller. November 19, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.


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