1978 Northeastern Huskies football team

1978 Northeastern Huskies football
1978 Northeastern Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Robert Lyons (7th season);
Home stadium	Parsons Field
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Robert Lyons, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

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1978 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 3 Florida A&M ^		–		12	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Nevada ^		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Lehigh		–		8	–	3	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Portland State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Lafayette		–		4	–	7	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 19–21		^[1]
September 16	at Rhode Island	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 13–27	1,750	^[2]
September 23	C. W. Post	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 28–8	4,867	^[3]
September 30	at No. T–10 Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 24–25		^[4]
October 7	at Springfield	Benedum Field Springfield, MA	W 17–7		^[5]
October 14	Southern Connecticut	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 35–14		^[6]
October 21	West Chester	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 21–6		^[7]
October 28	New Hampshire	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 21–29		^[8]
November 4	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 9–34		^[9]
November 11	Central Connecticut	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 35–20	2,012	^[10]
November 18	Maine	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 20–19		^[11]
Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 19–21		^[1]
September 16	at Rhode Island	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 13–27	1,750	^[2]
September 23	C. W. Post	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 28–8	4,867	^[3]
September 30	at No. T–10 Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 24–25		^[4]
October 7	at Springfield	Benedum Field Springfield, MA	W 17–7		^[5]
October 14	Southern Connecticut	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 35–14		^[6]
October 21	West Chester	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 21–6		^[7]
October 28	New Hampshire	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 21–29		^[8]
November 4	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 9–34		^[9]
November 11	Central Connecticut	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 35–20	2,012	^[10]
November 18	Maine	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 20–19		^[11]
Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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