| 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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| 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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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 I championship.
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 | |||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | vs. 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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