1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1978 Indiana Hoosiers football
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 →

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.

1978 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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		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

Ohio State

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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

Lee Corso

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

1979 NFL draftees

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

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References

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

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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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