1978 Troy State Trojans football team

The 1978 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GSC.

1978 Troy State Trojans football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	7–2 (5–2 GSC)
Head coach	Charlie Bradshaw (3rd season)
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium

1978 Gulf South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Jacksonville State $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Troy State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Nicholls State	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
North Alabama	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Delta State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Livingston	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Eastern Kentucky*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 16–10	7,000
September 23	at Nicholls State		John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 16–6	7,325
September 30	Livingston		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 38–7	7,100
October 7	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 7	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 7–45	7,500
October 14	Delta State		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 21–6	5,250
October 21	at North Alabama	No. 10	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	W 17–0	8,000
October 28	Tennessee Tech*	No. 7	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 45–0	6,850
November 4	Mississippi College	No. 5	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 27–16	9,000
November 11	at No. 9 Jacksonville State	No. 5	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)	L 21–42	11,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game