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The 1978 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1978, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1978 at Garrett–Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets won their first Division III championship, defeating the Wittenberg Tigers by a score of 24−10.[1]

RegularseasonAugust – November 1978
PlayoffsNovember – December 1978
Garrett–Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
ChampionBaldwin–Wallace
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1978 NCAA Division III football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1978
PlayoffsNovember – December 1978
Garrett–Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
ChampionBaldwin–Wallace
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Conference standings

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1978 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Southwestern (TN) +3–1–06–3–0
Sewanee +3–1–04–4–0
Rose–Hulman2–2–05–4–1
Centre2–2–03–6–0
Principia0–4–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1978 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 11 Elmhurst +7–1–08–1–0
Millikin +7–1–08–1–0
North Central (IL)5–3–06–3–0
Carroll (WI)5–3–06–3–0
Wheaton (IL)5–3–06–3–0
Augustana (IL)3–5–04–5–0
Illinois Wesleyan3–5–04–5–0
Carthage1–7–01–8–0
North Park0–8–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1978 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Buena Vista +5–2–07–2–0
Dubuque +5–2–07–2–0
Luther +5–2–06–3–0
Central (IA) +5–2–05–4–0
Wartburg3–4–04–5–0
Simpson (IA)2–5–04–5–0
Upper Iowa2–5–04–6–0
William Penn1–6–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1978 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Ithaca $^3–0–09–2–0
St. Lawrence ^3–1–08–2–0
Alfred1–2–05–4–0
Hobart1–3–02–6–0
RPI0–2–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1978 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Pace $5–0–06–2–0
Brooklyn3–2–05–4–0
Iona2–2–05–4–0
Saint Peter's2–2–05–4–0
St. John's2–3–05–5–0
Marist0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1978 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Hope $5–0–08–1–0
Adrian4–1–06–3–0
Kalamazoo3–2–06–2–0
Albion2–3–03–5–0
Olivet1–4–02–7–0
Alma0–5–04–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1978 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
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Northern Division
Lycoming x5–1–07–2–0
Upsala x5–1–07–2–0
Juniata4–2–05–4–0
Wilkes3–3–04–5–0
Albright3–3–03–6–0
Susquehanna1–5–01–8–0
Delaware Valley0–6–01–8–0
Southern Division
Widener x5–1–08–1–0
Western Maryland5–1–17–1–1
Franklin & Marshall6–2–07–2–0
Muhlenberg5–2–16–2–1
Gettysburg3–3–05–5–0
Dickinson3–4–13–5–1
Lebanon Valley3–4–05–4–0
Swarthmore3–5–04–5–0
Moravian2–5–13–5–1
Johns Hopkins2–5–03–6–0
Ursinus1–6–02–7–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
1978 Midwest Conference football standings
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Red Division
Ripon xy$4–1–08–2–0
Cornell (IA) x4–1–07–2–0
Lawrence3–2–07–2–0
Monmouth (IL)2–3–05–3–0
Coe2–3–04–5–0
Knox0–5–02–6–0
Blue Division
Lake Forest xy4–0–05–4–0
Beloit3–1–04–4–0
Carleton2–2–03–5–0
Chicago1–3–03–5–0
Grinnell0–4–02–6–0
Championship: Ripon 25, Lake Forest 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1978 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 1 Concordia–Moorhead * +7–1–011–1–0
St. Olaf +^7–1–09–2–0
No. 15 Gustavus Adolphus6–2–08–2–0
No. T–20 Saint John's (MN)5–3–06–3–0
St. Thomas (MN)4–4–05–4–0
Hamline3–4–15–4–1
Augsburg2–5–13–6–1
Bethel (MN)1–7–02–8–0
Macalester0–8–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1978 New England Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
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Nichols +6–2–06–2–0
Boston State +6–2–06–3–0
Massachusetts Maritime5–3–06–3–0
New Haven5–3–06–3–0
Curry4–3–15–3–1
Framingham State4–4–05–4–0
Bridgewater State3–5–03–6–0
Plymouth State2–6–03–6–0
Maine Maritime0–7–10–7–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1978 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Trinity (CT)6–1–07–1–0
Tufts5–2–05–3–0
Wesleyan4–2–06–2–0
Bates4–2–06–2–0
Williams4–3–05–3–0
Middlebury3–3–05–3–0
Amherst2–4–03–5–0
Bowdoin2–5–03–5–0
Hamilton1–4–01–7–0
Colby1–6–02–6–0
  • The NESCAC did not recognize an official conference champion until 2000
1978 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
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Montclair State $5–0–08–2–0
Glassboro State4–1–07–3–0
Trenton State3–2–06–3–0
William Paterson2–3–03–7–0
Jersey City State1–4–02–7–0
Kean0–5–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1978 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Minnesota Morris $^8–0–011–1–0
Minnesota Duluth6–2–07–3–0
St. Cloud State6–2–06–5–0
Moorhead State5–3–06–5–0
Mankato State4–4–07–4–0
Michigan Tech4–4–04–6–0
Winona State2–6–02–9–0
Southwest State (MN)1–7–02–8–0
Bemidji State0–8–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1978 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Blue Division
Wittenberg xy+^5–0–010–1–1
Capital3–2–06–3–0
Wooster3–2–06–3–0
Marietta2–3–05–4–0
Muskingum1–4–03–5–1
Otterbein1–4–02–6–1
Red Division
Baldwin–Wallace xy+^5–0–011–0–1
Ohio Northern3–2–05–4–0
Denison3–2–04–4–1
Mount Union2–3–04–4–1
Ohio Wesleyan2–3–03–5–1
Heidelberg0–5–00–9–0
Not competing for championship
Kenyon – 3–6–0
Oberlin – 0–9–0
Championship: Baldwin–Wallace 17, Wittenberg 17
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1978 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Randolph–Macon $4–0–05–4–0
Hampden–Sydney2–2–05–5–0
Emory & Henry2–2–02–7–0
Bridgewater1–3–03–6–0
Washington and Lee1–3–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1978 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
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East Division
East Stroudsburg xy$5–0–010–1–0
Cheyney4–1–06–3–0
Bloomsburg3–2–06–4–0
Millersville2–3–06–3–0
Kutztown1–4–02–7–0
Mansfield0–5–02–8–0
West Division
No. 17 Clarion xy5–1–08–3–0
Shippensburg x5–1–07–3–0
Slippery Rock4–2–06–3–0
Edinboro3–3–03–6–1
Indiana (PA)2–4–04–5–1
California (PA)1–4–12–7–1
Lock Haven0–5–11–8–1
Championship: East Stroudsburg 49, Clarion 4
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Shippensburg was ineligible for conference title game.
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1978 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Carnegie Mellon $^6–1–09–2–0
Hiram5–2–06–2–0
John Carroll4–3–05–4–0
Washington & Jefferson4–3–05–4–0
Allegheny3–3–14–3–1
Thiel3–3–14–4–1
Bethany (WV)2–5–02–6–0
Case Western Reserve0–7–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1978 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Division I
No. 3 Florida A&M x^5–0–012–1–0
Bethune–Cookman3–2–07–3–1
Alabama A&M4–1–07–4–0
Morris Brown4–4–05–5–0
Albany State3–3–14–5–1
Tuskegee3–3–03–7–0
Division II
Clark x7–2–07–2–0
Fort Valley State4–3–26–3–2
Knoxville5–2–06–4–0
Morehouse4–5–04–5–0
Savannah State4–5–04–6–0
Miles2–5–12–6–1
Lane1–4–21–5–2
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll
1978 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Redlands $5–0–09–1–0
Claremont-Mudd4–1–06–3–0
Whittier3–2–06–3–0
Occidental2–3–04–6–0
La Verne1–4–01–7–0
Pomona-Pitzer0–5–00–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1978 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 7 Wisconsin–La Crosse +^7–1–09–2–0
Wisconsin–Whitewater +7–1–07–4–0
No. 12 Wisconsin–Eau Claire6–2–08–2–0
Wisconsin–Stout5–3–07–3–0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh3–5–04–6–0
Wisconsin–River Falls3–5–04–6–0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point2–6–04–6–0
Wisconsin–Platteville2–5–03–7–0
Wisconsin–Superior1–7–02–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1978 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf.Overall
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Illinois College – 8–1–0
Maryville (TN) – 8–1–0
Wabash – 8–1–0
Georgetown – 7–1–0
James Madison – 8–2–0
Dayton ^ – 9–2–1
Albany – 7–3–0
Catholic University – 7–3–0
Fordham – 7–3–0
Saint Mary's – 7–3–0
San Diego – 7–3–0
Towson State – 7–3–0
Colorado College – 6–3–0
Merchant Marine – 5–5–0
Bowie State – 5–4–0
Brockport – 5–4–0
Millsaps – 5–4–0
Norwich – 5–4–0
Rochester (NY) – 5–4–0
Washington (MO) – 5–4–0
Cortland – 5–5–0
Grove City – 4–4–1
Salisbury State – 5–5–0
Canisius – 4–5–0
Hofstra – 4–5–0
Saint Francis (PA) – 4–5–0
Union (NY) – 3–5–0
Buffalo – 3–6–0
Frostburg State – 3–7–0
St. Norbert – 3–7–0
Bishop – 3–7–0
Plattsburgh – 2–6–0
WPI – 2–6–0
DePauw – 2–7–0
Wagner – 2–8–0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham – 1–8–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
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Postseason

The 1978 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the sixth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the sixth consecutive year. Like the previous three championships, eight teams competed in this edition.[2]

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		National Championship Game
Garrett–Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
         
Minnesota–Morris 23
St. Olaf 10
Minnesota–Morris 14
Wittenberg 35
Wittenberg 6
Ithaca 3
Wittenberg 10
Baldwin–Wallace 24
Carnegie Mellon 24
Dayton 21
Carnegie Mellon 6
Baldwin–Wallace 31
Baldwin–Wallace 71
St. Lawrence 7

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