1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1978 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1978 record	4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lee Corso (6th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,324)
Seasons

1978 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5/5 Michigan §	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#12/NR Michigan State §	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#13/13 Purdue	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Illinois	0	–	6	–	2			1	–	8	–	2
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his sixth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16		at No. 13 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 17–24	-
September 23		No. 15 Washington*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 14–7	40,244
September 30		No. 12 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 17–69	42,738
October 7		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 7–34	75,266
October 14		Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 38–10	-
October 21		at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)		L 14–49	76,013
October 28		Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 31–10	-
November 4		at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN		L 31–32	39,797
November 11		Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 34–14	33,167
November 18	1:30 PM	No. 19 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 18–21	47,560
November 25		at No. 18 Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 7–20	69,918
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 73 Ahting, GerhardGerhard Ahting 3.0 !So QB 14 Clifford, TimTim Clifford 3.0 !So WR 88 Friede, MikeMike Friede 5.0 !Jr C 50 Heidel, MarkMark Heidel 7.0 !Sr G 64 Johnson, MarkMark Johnson 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 35 Norman, JoeJoe Norman 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Lee Corso Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1979 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Joe Norman	Linebacker	2	45	Seattle Seahawks