Michigan State University
1978 Football Schedule
Overall8-30.727
Conference7-10.875
StreakW7
Home5-1
Away3-2
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 (Sat) | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 14-21 | ||
| Sep 23 (Sat) | Home | Syracuse | East Lansing, Mich. | W 49-21 | ||
| Sep 29 (Fri) | Away | Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | L 9-30 | ||
| Oct 7 (Sat) | Home | Notre Dame | East Lansing, Mich. | L 25-29 | ||
| Oct 14 (Sat) | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 24-15 | ||
| Oct 21 (Sat) | Home | Indiana | East Lansing, Mich. | W 49-14 | ||
| Oct 28 (Sat) | Home | Wisconsin | East Lansing, Mich. | W 55-2 | ||
| Nov 4 (Sat) | Away | Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | W 59-19 | ||
| Nov 11 (Sat) | Home | Minnesota | East Lansing, Mich. | W 33-9 | ||
| Nov 18 (Sat) | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 52-3 | ||
| Nov 25 (Sat) | Home | Iowa | East Lansing, Mich. | W 42-7 |