American college football season
The 1978 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University (now known as Troy University ) as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season . Led by third-year head coach Charlie Bradshaw , the Trojans compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GSC.
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 16 Eastern Kentucky * W 16–107,000 [ 1] September 23 at Nicholls State W 16–67,325 [ 2] September 30 Livingston Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL W 38–77,100 [ 3] October 7 at Southeastern Louisiana No. 7 L 7–457,500 [ 4] October 14 Delta State Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL W 21–65,250 [ 5] October 21 at North Alabama No. 10 W 17–08,000 [ 6] October 28 Tennessee Tech * No. 7 Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL W 45–06,850 [ 7] November 4 Mississippi College No. 5 Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL W 27–169,000 [ 8] November 11 at No. 9 Jacksonville State No. 5 L 21–4211,500 [ 9] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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^ "Eastern Kentucky drops opener" . The Lexington Herald-Leader . September 17, 1978. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Troy ends Nicholls' reign" . The Montgomery Advertiser . September 24, 1978. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Troy wins 38–7" . The Selma Times-Journal . October 1, 1978. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Chapman swipe keys Lions lopsided win" . The Daily Advertiser . October 8, 1978. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Troy St. clinches win" . The Columbus Ledger . October 15, 1978. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Troy St. whips No. Alabama 17–0" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 22, 1978. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tenn. Tech–Troy State" . The Tennessean . October 29, 1978. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Choctaws lose" . Enterprise-Journal . November 5, 1978. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Jax puts a 'whupping' on Troy" . The Anniston Star . November 12, 1978. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
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