1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1978 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP Joe Norman
CaptainDave Abrams, Scott Arnett, Mark Heidel, Joe Norman
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Michigan + 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Michigan State + 7 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 13 Purdue 6 –1 –19 –2 –1
Ohio State 6 –2 –07 –4 –1
Minnesota 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –4 –25 –4 –2
Indiana 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Iowa 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Illinois 0 –6 –21 –8 –2
Northwestern 0 –8 –10 –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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 13 LSU *
L 17–2478,534 [1]
September 23No. 15 Washington *
W 14–740,244 [2]
September 30No. 12 Nebraska *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
 ABC L 17–6942,738 [3]
October 7at Wisconsin
L 7–3475,266 [4]
October 14 Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 38–1036,456 [5]
October 21at Michigan State
L 14–4976,013 [6]
October 28 Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 31–1037,355 [7]
November 4at Minnesota
L 31–3239,797 [8]
November 11 Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 34–1433,167 [9]
November 18No. 19 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 18–2147,540 [10]
November 25at No. 18 Purdue
L 7–2069,918 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes (6–2–1) at Indiana Hoosiers (4–5)
Quarter1234Total
Ohio St 707721
Indiana 730818

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

Roster

1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 73Gerhard AhtingSo
QB Scott Arnett
RB Jerry Bowers
RB Glenn Brooks
RB Darrick Burnett
QB 14Tim CliffordSo
RB Al Darring
WR Mark Fishel
WR 88 Mike Friede Jr
RB Mike Harkrader
C 50Mark HeidelSr
RB Rodney Hopkins
QB Chad Huck
RB Lonnie Johnson
G 64Mark JohnsonJr
WR Nate Lundy
OL Doug Peacock
WR Ron Pennick
OL Jeff Phipps
TE Dan Powers
TE Bob Stephenson
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K David Freud
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

1979 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Joe Norman Linebacker 245 Seattle Seahawks

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