1978 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team

The 1978 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater as a member of the Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) during the 1978 NAIA Division I football season. Led by coach Forrest Perkins in his 22nd year, the Warhawks compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the WSUC title with Wisconsin–La Crosse.

1978 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football
WSUC co-champion
ConferenceWisconsin State University Conference
Record7–4 (7–1 WSUC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWarhawks Stadium
1978 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Wisconsin–La Crosse +^ 7 1 09 2 0
Wisconsin–Whitewater + 7 1 07 4 0
No. 12 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 6 2 08 2 0
Wisconsin–Stout 5 3 07 3 0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 3 5 04 6 0
Wisconsin–River Falls 3 5 04 6 0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2 6 04 6 0
Wisconsin–Platteville 2 5 03 7 0
Wisconsin–Superior 1 7 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 2at Northern Iowa*L 12–15[1]
September 9Mankato State*L 0–10[2]
September 16Wisconsin–La Crosse
  • Warhawks Stadium
  • Whitewater, WI
W 20–9
September 23at Wisconsin–StoutMenomonie, WIW 31–10[3]
September 30at Wisconsin–PlattevillePlatteville, WIW 19–0[4]
October 7Wisconsin–Superior
  • Warhawks Stadium
  • Whitewater, WI
W 54–8
October 14at Northern Michigan*Marquette, MichiganL 14–41
October 21Wisconsin–Stevens PointStevens Point, WIL 12–14
October 28at Wisconsin–Eau ClaireEau Claire, WIW 38–22
November 4Wisconsin–River Falls
  • Warhawks Stadium
  • Whitewater, WI
W 21–17
November 11Wisconsin–Oshkosh
  • Warhawks Stadium
  • Whitewater, WI
W 31–0[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Smith, Russ L. (September 4, 1978). "Mid-Continent sweeps openers; Northern Michigan big winner". The Courier via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Untitled". Star Tribune. September 10, 1978. p. 54 via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "UW-Whitewater 31 UW-Stout 10". Green Bay Press-Gazette. September 24, 1978. p. 44 via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Hillan, Peter B. (October 1, 1978). "Warhawks spoil Pioneers' 'day'". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 29 via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Whitewater, La Crosse Share WSUC Grid Title". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Associated Press. November 12, 1978. p. 46 via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "All Time scores" (PDF). UWW Sports.com.
  7. "Football year by year" (PDF). WIAC Sports.com.
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