1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1978 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Lee Corso (6th season)
MVPJoe Norman
CaptainDave Abrams, Scott Arnett, Mark Heidel, Joe Norman
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
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1979 →
1978 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Michigan State + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Purdue 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Iowa 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Illinois 0 – 6 – 2 1 – 8 – 2
Northwestern 0 – 8 – 1 0 – 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 13 LSU*
L 17–2478,534[1]
September 23No. 15 Washington*
W 14–740,244
September 30No. 12 Nebraska*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ABCL 17–6942,738
October 7at WisconsinL 7–3475,266
October 14Northwesterndagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 38–1036,456
October 21at Michigan State
L 14–4976,013
October 28Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 31–1037,355
November 4at Minnesota
L 31–3239,797
November 11Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 34–1433,167
November 181:30 pmNo. 19 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 18–2147,540
November 25at No. 18 PurdueL 7–2069,918
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes (6–2–1) at Indiana Hoosiers (4–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 0 7721
Indiana 7 3 0818

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
First quarter
  • OSU – Paul Campbell 3-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 10:19. Ohio St 7–0. Drive:
  • IU – Mike Harkrader 1-yard run (David Freud kick), 2:04. Tie 7–7. Drive:
Second quarter
  • IU – David Freud 30-yard field goal, 6:52. Indiana 10–7. Drive:
Third quarter
  • OSU – Art Schlichter 3-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 2:58. Ohio St 14–10. Drive: 20 plays, 98 yards.
Fourth quarter;
  • OSU – Ricky Johnson 46-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 13:13. Ohio St 21–10. Drive: 8 plays.
  • IU – Darrick Burnett 1-yard run (pass good), 5:01. Ohio St 21–18. Drive:
Top passers
  • OSU – Art Schlichter – 4/11, 22 yards, INT
  • IU – Tim Clifford – 10/19, 81 yards
Top rushers
  • OSU – Ricky Johnson – 18 rushes, 109 yards, TD
  • IU – Darrick Burnett – 18 rushes, 65 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • OSU – Ricky Johnson – 2 receptions, 9 yards
  • IU – Dan Powers – 6 receptions, 62 yards

Roster

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

1979 NFL draftees

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Joe Norman Linebacker 2 45 Seattle Seahawks

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References

  1. ^ "Hoosiers know script but can't act part, lose". The Indianapolis Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1978 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "1978 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "1978 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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