The 1978 NCAA Division III football season, part of

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in the United States organized by the

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at the

Division III In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Association football *Belgian Thir ...

level, began in August 1978, and concluded with the

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in December 1978 at

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. The Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets won their first Division III championship, defeating the by a score of 24−10.

Conference standings

Conference champions

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 NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their stu ...

college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in

for the sixth consecutive year. Like the previous three championships, eight teams competed in this edition.

Playoff bracket

References

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Conference standings

Conference champions

Postseason

Playoff bracket

See also

References