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American college football season
The 1978 NCAA Division III football season , part of
Conference standings
1978 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 11 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 Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
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
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 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ripon
xy$
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Cornell (IA)
x
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Lawrence
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Monmouth (IL)
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Coe
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Knox
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Lake Forest xy
4
–
0
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Beloit
3
–
1
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Carleton
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Chicago
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Grinnell
0
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Championship: Ripon 25 , Lake Forest 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1978 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
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
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
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 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
East Stroudsburg
xy$
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Cheyney
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Bloomsburg
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Millersville
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Kutztown
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Mansfield
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
No. 17 Clarion
xy
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Shippensburg
x
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Slippery Rock
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Edinboro
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Indiana (PA)
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
California (PA)
1
–
4
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
Lock Haven
0
–
5
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
Championship : East Stroudsburg 49 , Clarion 4
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Shippensburg was ineligible for conference title game. Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
Conference champions
Conference champions
College Athletic Conference – Southwestern at Memphis and Sewanee
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – 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 – (South)
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Ripon
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – 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
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
See also
References