1978 Penn State football

Penn State went 11–1 in 1978 under Joe Paterno, outscoring its opponents 333 to 111, and lost to Alabama 14–7 in its bowl game.

1978 Penn State football, every game

Date	Game	Result	Score
Sep 1, 1978	No. 3 Penn State @Temple	W	10–7
Sep 9, 1978	No. 3 Penn State vsRutgers	W	26–10
Sep 16, 1978	No. 5 Penn State @No. 6 Ohio State	W	19–0
Sep 23, 1978	No. 3 Penn State vsSMU	W	26–21
Sep 30, 1978	No. 5 Penn State vsTCU	W	58–0
Oct 7, 1978	No. 5 Penn State @Kentucky	W	30–0
Oct 21, 1978	No. 2 Penn State vsSyracuse	W	45–15
Oct 28, 1978	No. 2 Penn State @West Virginia	W	49–21
Nov 4, 1978	No. 2 Penn State vsNo. 5 Maryland	W	27–3
Nov 11, 1978	No. 2 Penn State vsNC State	W	19–10
Nov 25, 1978	No. 1 Penn State vsNo. 15 Pittsburgh	W	17–10
Jan 1, 1979	No. 1 Penn State vsNo. 2 Alabama · neutral · bowl	L	7–14

A number before a team is its AP rank going into the game.