McComas Power Index

1978 NCAA Football | Michigan State Schedule & Results

Record: 8-3 (Big Ten, 7-1)

Points For: 411 (37.00 per game) | Points Against: 170 (15.00 per game)

MPI: 0.6533 (34 out of 138) | SOS: 0.5187 (63)

Date Result Opponent Opp MPI (RK) PF PA Game Notes
Sep 16 L Purdue * (9-2-1) 0.7125 (15) 14 21  
Sep 23 W @ Syracuse (3-8-0) 0.3370 (112) 49 21  
Sep 29 L Southern California (12-1-0) 0.9170 (2) 9 30  
Oct 07 L @ Notre Dame (9-3-0) 0.7577 (8) 25 29  
Oct 14 W Michigan * (10-2-0) 0.7546 (9) 24 15  
Oct 21 W @ Indiana * (4-7-0) 0.3894 (97) 49 14  
Oct 28 W @ Wisconsin * (5-4-2) 0.4850 (72) 55 2  
Nov 04 W Illinois * (1-8-2) 0.2659 (124) 59 19  
Nov 11 W @ Minnesota * (5-6-0) 0.4025 (91) 33 9  
Nov 18 W Northwestern * (0-10-1) 0.1545 (137) 52 3  
Nov 25 W @ Iowa * (2-9-0) 0.2412 (129) 42 7  
 

* Denotes a conference game.