The 1978 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Joe Harper, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the third consecutive season. The Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the first time, where they lost to Winston-Salem State in the quarterfinals. Cal Poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
| 1978 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 0–17 vs. Winston-Salem State | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 8 (NCAA Division II) |
| Record | 7–3 (2–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Cal Poly $^ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Sacramento State* | W 52–6 | 2,700 | |||
| September 23 | Cal State Fullerton* |
| W 41–27 | 5,430 | [1] | |
| September 30 | at Fresno State* | No. 9 | W 24–12 | 12,287 | [2][3] | |
| October 7 | Portland State* | No. 3 |
| W 56–20 | 6,025 | |
| October 14 | at Northern Colorado* | No. 2 |
| L 10–15 | 2,087 | |
| October 21 | Cal State Northridge | No. 4 |
| W 38–17 | 6,180 | |
| November 4 | at Cal Poly Pomona | No. 4 |
| W 35–8 | 3,500 | [4] |
| November 11 | at No. 6 UC Davis* | No. 3 | L 22–29 | 9,600 | ||
| November 18 | Boise State* | No. 8 |
| W 7–3 | 7,430 | [5] |
| November 25 | No. 1 Winston-Salem State* | No. 8 | L 0–17 | 8,500 | [6] | |
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