1978 Northeastern Huskies football team

The 1978 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Robert Lyons, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

1978 Northeastern Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Robert Lyons (7th season)
Home stadium	Parsons Field

1978 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Florida A&M ^			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Nevada ^			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Lehigh			–					8	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lafayette			–					4	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 19–21
September 16	at Rhode Island	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 13–27	1,750
September 23	C. W. Post	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 28–8	4,867
September 30	at No. T–10 Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 24–25
October 7	at Springfield	Benedum Field Springfield, MA	W 17–7
October 14	Southern Connecticut	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 35–14
October 21	West Chester	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 21–6
October 28	New Hampshire	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 21–29
November 4	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 9–34
November 11	Central Connecticut	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 35–20	2,012
November 18	Maine	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 20–19
Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game