1978 Angelo State Rams football team
The 1978 Angelo State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Angelo State University and won the national championship during the 1978 NAIA Division I football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Hess, the Rams compiled a perfect 14–0 record. They participated in the NAIA Division I playoffs, defeating Western State (CO) (35–3) in the semifinals and Elon (34–14) in the City of Palms Bowl to win the NAIA Division II championship.[1]
| 1978 Angelo State Rams football | |
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NAIA Division I national champion LSC champion | |
City of Palms Bowl, W 34–14 vs. Elon | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 14–0 (7–0 LSC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Angelo State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Abilene Christian | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Texas A&I | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | Central State (OK)* | W 42–13 | |||||
| September 16 | at Eastern New Mexico* |
| W 40–0 | ||||
| September 23 | at Sam Houston State | W 42–13 | [2] | ||||
| September 30 | at East Central* | Ada, OK | W 14–7 | ||||
| October 7 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 15–3 | ||||
| October 14 | Abilene Christian |
| W 33–8 | ||||
| October 21 | at Howard Payne |
| W 38–22 | ||||
| October 28 | Texas A&I |
| W 21–19 | ||||
| November 4 | at Southwest Texas State |
| W 29–6 | ||||
| November 11 | Sam Houston State |
| W 44–17 | 11,000 | [3] | ||
| November 18 | at East Texas State | W 35–14 | |||||
| December 2 | Oregon College* |
| W 32–0 | ||||
| December 9 | Western State (CO)* |
| W 35–3 | 5,363 | |||
| December 16 | Elon* | W 34–14 | |||||
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References
- "Rams 1978 National Championship Team to be Inducted into Angelo State Athletics Hall of Honor". Angelo State University. August 24, 2015.
- "Aldridge, A-State power past SHSU". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Angelo State wins LSC title in 44–17 triumph". The Odessa American. November 12, 1978. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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