1978 College Football Season
Regular season
As originally compiled by Jeff79:
Sat 9/2, #10 Nebraska vs #1 Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 9 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
Sat 9/9, Youngstown St @ Northern Iowa, ABC, 1:30 pm (local markets), Steve Zabriskie, John Dockery
Sat 9/9, Southwestern @ Millsaps, ABC, 1:30 pm (local markets), Bob Murphy, Bill Battle
Sat 9/9, #12 UCLA @ #11 Washington, ABC, 6 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Sat 9/16, #5 Penn St @ #6 Ohio St, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Sat 9/16, Baylor @ Georgia, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Lee Grosscup
Sat 9/16, Syracuse @ NC State, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Ben Martin
Sat 9/16, San Jose St @ Stanford, ABC, 4:30 pm (west coast), Al Michaels, Frank Broyles
Sat 9/16, Idaho St @ Northern Arizona, ABC, 4:30 pm (regional), Chris Lincoln, Steve Davis
Sat 9/23, #5 Michigan @ #14 Notre Dame, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
Sat 9/23, Yale @ Brown, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Lee Grosscup
Sat 9/23, #13 Florida St @ Miami, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Chris Lincoln, Steve Davis
* Sat 9/23, Colorado St @ BYU, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 9/23, #7 USC vs #1 Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 4 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian
Sat 9/30, North Carolina @ #9 Pittsburgh, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles
Sat 9/30, #12 Nebraska @ Indiana, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Ara Parseghian
Sat 9/30, Tennessee vs Auburn (at Birmingham), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Steve Davis
Sat 9/30, Hobart @ St Lawrence, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Dave Cohen, Walt Patulski
Sat 9/30, Alcorn St @ South Carolina St, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Charlie Neal, Lem Barney
Sat 9/30, Washington @ Oregon St, ABC, 4:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Lee Grosscup
Sat 9/30, Boise St @ Montana St, ABC, 4:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Ben Martin
Sat 10/7, #1 Oklahoma vs #6 Texas (at Dallas), ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
On 10/7, after calling the Okla-Tex game in Dallas, Jackson headed to NY and called ALCS g4 that night.
Sat 10/7, Virginia Tech @ Clemson, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Bob Murphy, Rick Forzano
* Sat 10/7, Utah St @ BYU, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 10/14, #9 Pittsburgh @ Notre Dame, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
* Sat 10/14, Wisconsin-Whitewater @ Northern Michigan, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 10/21, #3 Arkansas @ #8 Texas, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Bill Flemming
Sat 10/21, #19 Purdue @ Illinois, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Ara Parseghian
Sat 10/21, Georgia Tech @ Auburn, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Steve Davis
Sat 10/21, Eastern Kentucky @ Western Kentucky, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Rick Forzano
Sat 10/21, Tenn-Chat @ Furman, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Bob Murphy, Ben Martin
* Sat 10/21, Winston-Salem St @ Elizabeth City, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 10/21, #10 UCLA @ California, ABC, 4 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles
Sat 10/28, Colorado @ #13 Missouri, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Sat 10/28, #17 Purdue @ Iowa, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Frank Broyles
Sat 10/28, Florida @ Georgia Tech, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Steve Davis
Sat 10/28, NC State @ #20 Clemson, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Ben Martin
Sat 10/28, Holy Cross @ Brown, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Steve Zabriskie, John Dockery
Sat 10/28, #12 Arizona St @ Washington, ABC, 4:30 pm (west coast), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 11/4, #5 Maryland @ #2 Penn St, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Sat 11/4, South Dakota @ Nebraska-Omaha, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Chris Lincoln, John Dockery
Sat 11/4, Ole Miss @ #12 LSU, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Frank Broyles
Sat 11/4, Oregon St @ Washington St, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 11/4, Texas A&M @ SMU, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Rick Forzano
* Sat 11/4, New Mexico @ Utah, ABC, 4 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 11/4, Ithaca @ Albany St, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Al Ackerman, Terry Hanratty
Sat 11/11, #1 Oklahoma @ #4 Nebraska, ABC, 12:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
Sat 11/11, #10 LSU vs #3 Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 4 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Ara Parseghian
Sat 11/11, Stanford @ Arizona St, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Lee Grosscup
* Sat 11/11, Tulsa @ Wichita St, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Chris Lincoln, ??
Sat 11/11, William & Mary @ East Carolina, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Terry Hanratty
Sat 11/11, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo @ Cal-Davis, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Ted Mullins, Ben Martin
Sat 11/18, Dartmouth @ Princeton, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Frank Broyles
Sat 11/18, Iowa St @ Colorado, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 11/18, Navy @ Florida St, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Steve Davis
Sat 11/18, Texas A&M vs #13 Arkansas (at Little Rock), ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Ben Martin
Sat 11/18, Central Michigan @ Western Michigan, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Al Ackerman, Rick Forzano
Sat 11/18, #5 USC @ #14 UCLA, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian
Sat 11/18, Appalachian St @ Western Carolina, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Bob Murphy, Terry Hanratty
Sat 11/18, Florida A&M @ Southern, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Ron Pinkney, Willie Davenport
Fri 11/24, #15 Pittsburgh @ #1 Penn St, ABC, 1 pm, Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Bill Flemming
Sat 11/25, #6 Michigan @ #16 Ohio St, ABC, 12:30 pm, Chris Schenkel, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Sat 11/25, #8 Notre Dame @ #3 USC, ABC, 4 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles
Fri 12/1, Texas A&M @ #14 Texas, ABC, 9 pm, Chris Schenkel, Frank Broyles
Sat 12/2, Georgia Tech @ #11 Georgia, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 12/2, Youngstown St @ Eastern Illinois (D2 semi), ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Ben Martin
Sat 12/2, Winston-Salem @ Delaware (D2 semi), ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Steve Davis
Sat 12/2, Baldwin-Wallace vs Wittenberg (at Phenix City, AL - D3 final), ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Steve Zabriskie, Rick Forzano
Sat 12/2, Army vs Navy (at Philadelphia), ABC, 4 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian
Sat 12/9, Eastern Illinois vs Delaware (at Longview, TX - D2 final), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Frank Broyles
Sat 12/9, Massachusetts @ Nevada-Reno (D1-AA semi), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Lee Grosscup
Sat 12/9, Florida A&M @ Jackson St (D1-AA semi), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 12/16, Florida A&M vs Massachusetts (at Wichita Falls, TX - D1-AA final), ABC, 1:30 pm, Bill Flemming, Frank Broyles, Dave Diles
Bowl games
Source for most announcing crews is Rudy Martzke's column in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 12/13/78.
December 16
Garden State Bowl, Arizona State vs Rutgers, 1pm, Mizlou syndication, Merle Harmon, Al DeRogatis, Howard David
Independence Bowl, East Carolina vs Louisiana Tech, 2:30pm, WITN-Washington, NC syndication, Dick Jones, Kenny Strayhorn Shreveport Times, 12/10/78; Raleigh News and Observer 12/16/78
December 20
Hall of Fame Bowl, Texas A&M vs #19 Iowa State, 8pm, Mizlou syndication, Lindsey Nelson, Don Perkins, Howard David
December 22
Holiday Bowl, Navy vs BYU, 9pm, Mizlou syndication, Lindsey Nelson, Mike Smith
December 23
Sun Bowl, #14 Texas vs #13 Maryland, 12:30pm, CBS, Pat Summerall, Tom Brookshier, Frank Glieber
Liberty Bowl, #18 Missouri vs LSU, 3:30pm, ABC, Chris Schenkel, Ara Parseghian
Tangerine Bowl, NC State vs #16 Pittsburgh, 8pm, Mizlou syndication, Duane Dow, Don Perkins, Howard David
December 25
Peach Bowl, #17 Purdue vs Georgia Tech, 1pm, CBS, Lindsey Nelson, Paul Hornung, Paul Alexander
Fiesta Bowl, #8 Arkansas vs #15 UCLA, 3:30pm, NBC, Curt Gowdy, John Brodie
December 29
Gator Bowl, #7 Clemson vs #20 Ohio State, 9pm, ABC, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Jim Lampley
December 31
Bluebonnet Bowl, Stanford vs #11 Georgia, 8pm, Mizlou syndication, Merle Harmon, Don Perkins
January 1
Cotton Bowl, #10 Notre Dame vs #9 Houston, 2pm, CBS, Lindsey Nelson, Paul Hornung, Frank Glieber
Sugar Bowl, #2 Alabama vs #1 Penn State, 2pm, ABC, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Jim Lampley
Rose Bowl, #3 USC vs #5 Michigan, 5pm, NBC, Curt Gowdy, John Brodie, O.J. Simpson
Orange Bowl, #4 Oklahoma vs #6 Nebraska, 8pm, NBC, Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen