American college football season
The 1978 NCAA Division III football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1978, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1978 at Garrett–Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama . The Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets won their first Division III championship, defeating the Wittenberg Tigers by a score of 24−10.[1]
Conference standings [ ]
1978 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Southwestern (TN) +
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Sewanee +
3
–
1
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Rose–Hulman
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Centre
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Principia
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1978 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Elmhurst +
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Millikin +
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
North Central (IL)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Carroll (WI)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Augustana (IL)
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Illinois Wesleyan
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Carthage
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
North Park
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1978 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Buena Vista +
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Dubuque +
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Luther +
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Central (IA) +
5
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Wartburg
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Simpson
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Upper Iowa
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
William Penn
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1978 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ithaca $^
3
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
St. Lawrence ^
3
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Alfred
1
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Hobart
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
RPI
0
–
2
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1978 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hope $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Adrian
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Kalamazoo
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Albion
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Olivet
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Alma
0
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
1978 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern
Lycoming x
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Upsala x
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Juniata
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Wilkes
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Albright
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Susquehanna
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Delaware Valley
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Southern
Widener x
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Western Maryland
5
–
1
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Franklin & Marshall
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Muhlenberg
5
–
2
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Gettysburg
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Dickinson
3
–
4
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Lebanon Valley
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Swarthmore
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Moravian
2
–
5
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Johns Hopkins
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Ursinus
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
x – Division champion/co-champions
1978 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Concordia–Moorhead * +
7
–
1
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
St. Olaf +^
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Saint John's (MN)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Hamline
3
–
4
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Augsburg
2
–
5
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Bethel (MN)
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Macalester
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1978 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Nichols +
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Boston State +
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Massachusetts Maritime
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
New Haven
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Curry
4
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Framingham State
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Bridgewater State
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Plymouth State
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Maine Maritime
0
–
7
–
1
0
–
7
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
1978 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Montclair State $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Glassboro State
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Trenton State
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
William Paterson
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Jersey City State
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Kean
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
1978 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Blue Division
Wittenberg xy+^
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
1
Capital
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wooster
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Marietta
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Muskingum
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Otterbein
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
1
Red Division
Baldwin–Wallace xy+^
5
–
0
–
0
11
–
0
–
1
Ohio Northern
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Denison
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Mount Union
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Ohio Wesleyan
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Heidelberg
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
Not competing for championship
Kenyon
–
3
–
6
–
0
Oberlin
–
0
–
9
–
0
Championship: Baldwin–Wallace 17, Wittenberg 17
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1978 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Randolph–Macon $
4
–
0
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Hampden–Sydney
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Emory & Henry
2
–
2
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Bridgewater
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Washington and Lee
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
1978 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Redlands $
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Whittier
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Occidental
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
La Verne
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
1978 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Maryville (TN)
–
8
–
1
–
0
Wabash
–
8
–
1
–
0
Georgetown
–
7
–
1
–
0
James Madison
–
8
–
2
–
0
Dayton ^
–
9
–
2
–
1
Albany
–
7
–
3
–
0
Catholic University
–
7
–
3
–
0
Fordham
–
7
–
3
–
0
Saint Mary's
–
7
–
3
–
0
San Diego
–
7
–
3
–
0
Colorado College
–
6
–
3
–
0
Bowie State
–
5
–
4
–
0
Brockport
–
5
–
4
–
0
Norwich
–
5
–
4
–
0
Rochester (NY)
–
5
–
4
–
0
Cortland
–
5
–
5
–
0
Salisbury State
–
5
–
5
–
0
Canisius
–
4
–
5
–
0
Hofstra
–
4
–
5
–
0
Saint Francis (PA)
–
4
–
5
–
0
Union (NY)
–
3
–
5
–
0
Buffalo
–
3
–
6
–
0
Frostburg State
–
3
–
7
–
0
DePauw
–
2
–
7
–
0
Wagner
–
2
–
8
–
0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
–
1
–
8
–
0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
College Athletic Conference – Southwestern at Memphis and Sewanee
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Elmhurst and Millikin
Independent College Athletic Conference – Ithaca
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Buena Vista , Central (IA) , Dubuque , and Luther
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming (North), Widener (South)
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Cornell College and Ripon
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concordia–Moorhead and St. Olaf
New England Football Conference – Boston State and Nichols
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Montclair State
Northwest Conference – Linfield
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Randolph-Macon
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East Stroudsburg
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Tarleton State
Twin Rivers Conference – Northwestern (WI)
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse and Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ]
The 1978 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the sixth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the sixth consecutive year. Like the previous three championships, eight teams competed in this edition.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
National Championship Game Garrett–Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL
Minnesota–Morris
23
St. Olaf
10
Minnesota–Morris
14
Wittenberg
35
Wittenberg
6
Ithaca
3
Wittenberg
10
Baldwin–Wallace
24
Carnegie Mellon
24
Dayton
21
Carnegie Mellon
6
Baldwin–Wallace
31
Baldwin–Wallace
71
St. Lawrence
7
See also [ ]
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