| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Result |
Recap |
| 9/2/78 |
vs. Nebraska |
Birmingham, Ala. |
W, 20-3 |
Recap |
| 9/16/78 |
at Missouri |
Columbia, Mo. |
W, 38-20 |
Recap |
| 9/23/78 |
vs. Southern California |
Birmingham, Ala. |
L, 24-14 |
Recap |
| 9/30/78 |
vs. Vanderbilt |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
W, 51-28 |
Recap |
| 10/7/78 |
at Washington |
Seattle, Wash. |
W, 20-17 |
Recap |
| 10/14/78 |
at Florida |
Gainesville, Fla. |
W, 23-12 |
Recap |
| 10/21/78 |
at Tennessee |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
W, 30-17 |
Recap |
| 10/28/78 |
vs. Virginia Tech |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
W, 35-0 |
Recap |
| 11/4/78 |
vs. Mississippi State |
Birmingham, Ala. |
W, 35-14 |
Recap |
| 11/11/78 |
vs. LSU |
Birmingham, Ala. |
W, 31-10 |
Recap |
| 12/2/78 |
vs. Auburn |
Birmingham, Ala. |
W, 34-16 |
Recap |
| 1/1/79 |
vs. Penn State (Sugar Bowl) |
New Orleans, La. |
W, 14-7 |
Recap |
