1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1978 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lee Corso (6th season)
MVP	Joe Norman
Captain	Dave Abrams, Scott Arnett, Mark Heidel, Joe Norman
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1977 1979  →

1978 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Michigan State +	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Purdue	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Illinois	0	–	6	–	2			1	–	8	–	2
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his sixth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16		at No. 13 LSU *	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 17–24	78,534	[1]
September 23		No. 15 Washington *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 14–7	40,244
September 30		No. 12 Nebraska *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 17–69	42,738
October 7		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 7–34	75,266
October 14		Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 38–10	36,456
October 21		at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		L 14–49	76,013
October 28		Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		W 31–10	37,355
November 4		at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN		L 31–32	39,797
November 11		Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 34–14	33,167
November 18	1:30 pm	No. 19 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 18–21	47,540
November 25		at No. 18 Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 7–20	69,918
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Ohio State

See also: 1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Ohio State Buckeyes (6–2–1) at Indiana Hoosiers (4–5)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	7	0	7	7	21
Indiana	7	3	0	8	18

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: November 18, 1978
• Game weather: Overcast • 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) to 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
• Game attendance: 47,540

Game information

First quarter OSU – Paul Campbell 3-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 10:19. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: IU – Mike Harkrader 1-yard run (David Freud kick), 2:04. Tie 7–7. Drive: Second quarter IU – David Freud 30-yard field goal, 6:52. Indiana 10–7. Drive: Third quarter OSU – Art Schlichter 3-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 2:58. Ohio St 14–10. Drive: 20 plays, 98 yards. Fourth quarter; OSU – Ricky Johnson 46-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 13:13. Ohio St 21–10. Drive: 8 plays. IU – Darrick Burnett 1-yard run (pass good), 5:01. Ohio St 21–18. Drive: Top passers OSU – Art Schlichter – 4/11, 22 yards, INT IU – Tim Clifford – 10/19, 81 yards Top rushers OSU – Ricky Johnson – 18 rushes, 109 yards, TD IU – Darrick Burnett – 18 rushes, 65 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Ricky Johnson – 2 receptions, 9 yards IU – Dan Powers – 6 receptions, 62 yards

Roster

1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 73 Gerhard Ahting So QB Scott Arnett RB Jerry Bowers RB Glenn Brooks RB Darrick Burnett QB 14 Tim Clifford So RB Al Darring WR Mark Fishel WR 88 Mike Friede Jr RB Mike Harkrader C 50 Mark Heidel Sr RB Rodney Hopkins QB Chad Huck RB Lonnie Johnson G 64 Mark Johnson Jr WR Nate Lundy OL Doug Peacock WR Ron Pennick OL Jeff Phipps TE Dan Powers TE Bob Stephenson	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Dave Abrams DL George Doehla DB Dale Keneipp DL Al Leake DL Greg McIntosh LB 35 Joe Norman Sr DL Carl Smith DB John Swinehart LB Doug Sybert DL Terry Tallen DL Brent Tisdale DB Tim Wilbur DL Randy Willhite	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K David Freud	Head coach Lee Corso Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1979 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Joe Norman	Linebacker	2	45	Seattle Seahawks

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References

1. "Hoosiers know script but can't act part, lose". The Indianapolis Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "1978 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
3. "1978 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "1978 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
6. "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.