1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1978 Indiana Hoosiers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Lee Corso (6th season)

MVP| Joe Norman
Captain| Dave Abrams, Scott Arnett, Mark Heidel, Joe Norman
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1977

1979 ->

1978 Big Ten Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 16| | at No. 13 LSU*|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| | L 17–24| 78,534| [1]
September 23| | No. 15 Washington*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| | W 14–7| 40,244|
September 30| | No. 12 Nebraska*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| ABC| L 17–69| 42,738|
October 7| | at Wisconsin|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| | L 7–34| 75,266|
October 14| | Northwestern|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| | W 38–10| 36,456|
October 21| | at Michigan State|

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI (rivalry)

| | L 14–49| 76,013|
October 28| | Illinois|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN (rivalry)

| | W 31–10| 37,355|
November 4| | at Minnesota|

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| | L 31–32| 39,797|
November 11| | Iowa|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| | W 34–14| 33,167|
November 18| 1:30 pm| No. 19 Ohio State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| | L 18–21| 47,540|
November 25| | at No. 18 Purdue|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

| | L 7–20| 69,918|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Game summaries

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### Ohio State

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See also: 1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Ohio State Buckeyes (6–2–1) at Indiana Hoosiers (4–5)

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Ohio St | 7 | 0 | 7| 7| 21
Indiana | 7 | 3 | 0| 8| 18

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

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## Roster

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1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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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

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K | `` | David Freud

Head coach

* Lee Corso

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## 1979 NFL draftees

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Joe Norman | Linebacker | 2 | 45 | Seattle Seahawks

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## References

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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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Indiana Hoosiers football

Venues|

* Athletic Field (1887–1897)
* Jordan Field (1898–1924)
* Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959)
* Memorial Stadium (1960–present)
* John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois
* Kentucky
* Michigan State
* Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket

Culture & lore|

* "Indiana, Our Indiana"
* Marching Hundred

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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