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The 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first season of Division I-A football; Division I-A was created in 1978 when Division I was subdivided into Division I-A and I-AA for football only. The season came down to a rare #1 vs. #2 post-season meeting as #1 Penn State and #2 Alabama met in the New Year's Day Sugar Bowl. The game is most remembered for Alabama's goal line stand with four minutes left in the game. On fourth down and a foot, Alabama managed to keep Penn State out of the end zone and went on to win 14-7. Keith Jackson, who did the play by play for ABC, called it the greatest game he'd ever seen. 76,824 people packed the Louisiana Superdome, which was tremendously loud. Alabama's only loss that year was 24-14 in Birmingham to Southern California. Both schools claim this year as a national title year. Alabama claimed the national title because it defeated top-ranked Penn State on the field. USC claimed the title because it defeated Alabama in the regular season and also finished with only one loss. The AP Poll and most other voting outlets crowned Alabama as national champion, while the UPI Coaches' Poll selected USC. This season all seven teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference played in Division I-AA in the Southwestern Athletic Conference but all other Division I conference teams and independent teams from the previous season played in Division I-A. ==Rules changes== *Unsuccessful field goals are returned to the previous line of scrimmage. Previously they were placed at the 20-yard line. *Balls may not be altered and new or nearly new balls are to be used. *Receivers knocked out of bounds by a defender can return and catch a legal forward pass. *Intentional grounding is defined as a pass thrown with the intent of avoiding loss of yardage that lands where no eligible receivers are located. *Players whose jerseys are torn are required to leave the field for one play to change or a time-out will be charged to his team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1978 NCAA Division I-A football season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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