North American sport in 1978
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Source: the site's league, college, national-team and racing records; the Universal Index for the live table · as of 20 Oct 2026
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The year, month by month
January
- FootballCollege football national titleNotre Dame
- Season
- 1977
- Date
- 2 Jan
- Note
- National Champions
- FootballSuper BowlDallas Cowboys
- Season
- 1977
- Date
- 15 Jan
- Note
- Super Bowl Champions
February: nothing in this view
March
- Ice hockeyFrozen FourBoston Universitydef. Boston College
- Season
- 1978
- Runner-up
- Boston College
- Date
- 25 Mar
- BasketballNCAA men's basketball championshipKentucky
- Season
- 1978
- Date
- 27 Mar
- Note
- NCAA Tour/Helms Champ
April: nothing in this view
May
- Horse racingKentucky DerbyAffirmed
- Season
- 1978
- Venue
- Churchill Downs
- Date
- 6 May
- Horse racingPreakness StakesAffirmed
- Season
- 1978
- Venue
- Pimlico Race Course
- Date
- 20 May
- Ice hockeyAvco Cup (WHA)Winnipeg Jets
- Season
- 1978
- Date
- 22 May
- Note
- AVCO Cup Champions
- Ice hockeyStanley CupMontreal Canadiens
- Season
- 1978
- Date
- 25 May
- Note
- Stanley Cup Champions
June
- BasketballNBA FinalsWashington Bullets
- Season
- 1978
- Date
- 7 Jun
- Note
- NBA Champions
- BaseballCollege World SeriesUSC
- Season
- 1978
- Date
- 8 Jun
- Horse racingBelmont StakesAffirmed
- Season
- 1978
- Venue
- Belmont Park
- Date
- 10 Jun
Jul to Sep: nothing in this view
October
- BaseballWorld SeriesNew York Yankees
- Season
- 1978
- Date
- 17 Oct
- Note
- World Series Champions
November
- FootballGrey CupEdmonton Elksdef. Montreal Alouettes, 20–13
- Season
- 1978
- Runner-up
- Montreal Alouettes
- Venue
- Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
- Date
- 26 Nov
December: nothing in this view
The year in perspective
Champions crowned
- Football3
- Ice hockey3
- Horse racing3
- Baseball2
- Basketball2
Not tracked yet
- College football: no result or not-held entry for 1871, 1901, 1924, 1928, 1931, 1938, 1950, 1953, 1967, 1985
- USA women's basketball: five nations_elo_events rows dated 11 to 17 Mar 2026 are left out; they are the San Juan qualifying group's fixtures, which the USA did not play.
- nations_elo_events holds no hockey-w rows for United States since 2025-10-01: USA women's hockey has no match-based windows
- nations_elo_events holds no hockey-w rows for Canada since 2025-10-01: Canada women's hockey has no match-based windows
- Researched rows adjusted or left off because a date is not sourced: chockey-2526-conf left off: start not sourced; chockey-2627-conf left off: start not sourced; chockey-2526-final folded into the block that contains it
- Not tracked yet: Olympic and World Cup tournaments of other sports have no lane (the World Baseball Classic and the Olympic Games sit on the world lane)