1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall18-90.667
Conference13-50.722
StreakL1
Home11-2
Away5-5
Neutral2-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 (Sat) | Home | Biscayne College | Starkville | W 95-78 | ||
| Nov 28 (Mon) | Neutral | #7 Arkansas | Little Rock, Ark. | L 61-94 | ||
| Dec 3 (Sat) | Away | Texas | Austin, Texas | L 69-81 | ||
| Dec 5 (Mon) | Home | Louisiana-Monroe | Starkville | L 78-89 | ||
| Dec 7 (Wed) | Home | Birmingham-Southern | Starkville | W 81-55 | ||
| Dec 10 (Sat) | Home | Mansfield (Pennsylvania) | Starkville | W 74-54 | ||
| Dec 19 (Mon) | Neutral | Southern Miss | Biloxi, Miss. | W 82-79 | ||
| Dec 29 (Thu) | Neutral | #10 Syracuse | Albuquerque, N.M. | Lobo Invitational | L 66-76 | |
| Dec 30 (Fri) | Neutral | Vermont | Albuquerque, N.M. | Lobo Invitational | W 79-50 | |
| Jan 2 (Mon) | Home | LSU | Starkville | W 84-82 | ||
| Jan 4 (Wed) | Home | Ole Miss | Starkville | W 73-48 | ||
| Jan 8 (Sun) | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | L 59-76 | ||
| Jan 14 (Sat) | Away | Georgia | Athens, Ga. | W 57-44 | ||
| Jan 16 (Mon) | Away | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | W 70-68 | ||
| Jan 21 (Sat) | Home | #1 Kentucky | Starkville | L 65-75 | ||
| Jan 23 (Mon) | Home | Vanderbilt | Starkville | W 79-73 | ||
| Jan 28 (Sat) | Away | Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | W 78-74 | ||
| Jan 30 (Mon) | Away | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | L 74-85 | ||
| Feb 4 (Sat) | Home | Alabama | Starkville | W 69-60 | ||
| Feb 11 (Sat) | Home | Georgia | Starkville | W 68-45 | ||
| Feb 13 (Mon) | Home | Tennessee | Starkville | W 62-60 | ||
| Feb 18 (Sat) | Away | #3 Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | L 56-58 | ||
| Feb 20 (Mon) | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | W 55-48 | ||
| Feb 25 (Sat) | Home | Florida | Starkville | W 70-51 | ||
| Feb 27 (Mon) | Home | Auburn | Starkville | W 83-82 | ||
| Mar 4 (Sat) | Away | LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | W 68-67 | ||
| Mar 6 (Mon) | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | L 60-61 |