1978 Northeastern Huskies football team

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.

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

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

Schedule

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

References

1. "Connecticut 21, Northeastern 19". The Burlington Free Press. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Davidson's TD wins for Rhody". The Hartford Courant. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Northeastern posts 1st win, 28–8". Boston Sunday Globe. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Boston University, 25–24". The Journal News. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Northeastern stops Springfield, 17–7". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Deary leads Northeastern over Southern". The Hartford Courant. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "West Chester downed 21–6". Sunday News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Moore leads Wildcats over Northeastern". The Hartford Courant. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bisons roll past Northeastern, 34–9". The Patriot-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "NU slams Cent. Conn". Boston Sunday Globe. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Northeastern scores 20–19 over Maine". The Patriot-News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.