| 1978 NCAA Division III football season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular season | August – November 1978 | |
| Playoffs | November – December 1978 | |
| Garrett–Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL | ||
| Champion | Baldwin–Wallace | |
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The 1978 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1978, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1978 at Garrett–Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets won their first Division III championship, defeating the Wittenberg Tigers by a score of 24−10.[1]