Bowls and playoffs
The 1978 football postseason, including games played in 1979.
National championship games
Playoffs
Division I-AA playoffs
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: Florida A&M 35 · Massachusetts 28
3 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: December 16, 1978
Final site: Wichita Falls, TX
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Eastern Ill. 10 · Delaware 9
7 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Longview, Texas
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Baldwin Wallace 24 · Wittenberg 10
7 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Phenix City, AL
Bowls
All-American Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Texas A&M 28 · Iowa St. 12
December 20, 1978
Birmingham, AL
Bluebonnet Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Stanford 25 · Georgia 22
December 31, 1978
Houston
Cotton Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Notre Dame 35 · Houston 34
January 1, 1979
Location not documented
Fiesta Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Arkansas 10 · UCLA 10
December 25, 1978
Location not documented
Garden State Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Arizona St. 34 · Rutgers 18
December 16, 1978
East Rutherford, NJ
Gator Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Clemson 17 · Ohio St. 15
December 29, 1978
Location not documented
Holiday Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Navy 23 · BYU 16
December 22, 1978
Location not documented
Independence Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
East Carolina 35 · Louisiana Tech 13
December 16, 1978
Location not documented
Liberty Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Missouri 20 · LSU 15
December 23, 1978
Location not documented
Orange Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Oklahoma 31 · Nebraska 24
January 1, 1979
Location not documented
Peach Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Purdue 41 · Georgia Tech 21
December 25, 1978
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Southern California 17 · Michigan 10
January 1, 1979
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Sugar Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Alabama 14 · Penn St. 7
January 1, 1979
Location not documented
Sun Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Texas 42 · Maryland 0
December 23, 1978
Location not documented
Tangerine Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
North Carolina St. 30 · Pittsburgh 17
December 23, 1978
Location not documented
Boot Hill Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Chadron St. 30 · Baker (KS) 19
November 18, 1978
Dodge City, KS
Gold Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Virginia Union 21 · N.C. A&T 6
December 2, 1978
Richmond, VA
Orange Blossom Classic
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Florida A&M 31 · Grambling 7
December 2, 1978
Miami
All-star games
Black College All-Star Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 25 · West 20
January 7, 1979
Location not documented
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Gray 28 · Blue 24
December 29, 1978
Location not documented
Canadian-American Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
U.S. All-Stars 34 · Canadian All-Stars 14
January 6, 1979
Location not documented
Challenge Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Pacific-10 36 · Big Eight 23
January 13, 1979
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 56 · West 17
January 6, 1979
Location not documented
Hula Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 29 · West 24
January 6, 1979
Location not documented
Japan Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 33 · West 14
January 14, 1979
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 41 · North 21
January 13, 1979
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.