1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall19-110.633
Conference6-60.500
StreakL1
Home12-4
Away4-4
Neutral3-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 (Fri) | 1:00 PM | Home | Bucknell | College Park, Md. | W 107-97 | |
| Nov 28 (Tue) | 1:00 PM | Neutral | Georgetown | Landover, Md. | L 65-68 | |
| Dec 2 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Away | Air Force | Colorado Springs, Colo. | W 81-68 | |
| Dec 4 (Mon) | 1:00 PM | Away | UNLV | Las Vegas, Nev. | L 88-94 | |
| Dec 7 (Thu) | 1:00 PM | Neutral | Penn State | Hershey, Pa. | W 69-61 | |
| Dec 9 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | Biscayne | College Park, Md. | W 86-60 | |
| Dec 16 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | East Carolina | College Park, Md. | W 82-71 | |
| Dec 20 (Wed) | 1:00 PM | Home | #4 North Carolina State | College Park, Md. | W 124-110 | |
| Dec 23 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | Canisius | College Park, Md. | W 128-103 | |
| Dec 29 (Fri) | 1:00 PM | Home | Saint Joseph's University | College Park, Md. | W 62-56 | |
| Dec 30 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | #20 Southern California | College Park, Md. | W 83-79 | |
| Jan 3 (Wed) | 1:00 PM | Home | George Washington | College Park, Md. | W 84-72 | |
| Jan 6 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | Wake Forest | College Park, Md. | L 60-66 | |
| Jan 10 (Wed) | 1:00 PM | Away | #8 North Carolina State | Raleigh, N.C. | W 82-81 | |
| Jan 13 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | #12 Louisville | College Park, Md. | L 84-99 | |
| Jan 17 (Wed) | 1:00 PM | Away | Clemson | Clemson, S.C. | W 77-63 | |
| Jan 20 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | #2 North Carolina | College Park, Md. | L 53-54 | |
| Jan 23 (Tue) | 1:00 PM | Home | Navy | College Park, Md. | W 82-62 | |
| Jan 27 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | #1 Notre Dame | College Park, Md. | W 67-66 | |
| Jan 31 (Wed) | 1:00 PM | Home | Virginia | College Park, Md. | L 63-69 | |
| Feb 3 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Away | #3 Duke | Durham, N.C. | L 78-87 | |
| Feb 7 (Wed) | 1:00 PM | Away | #6 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | L 67-76 | |
| Feb 10 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | Clemson | College Park, Md. | W 77-69 | |
| Feb 17 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | #5 Duke | College Park, Md. | W 70-68 | |
| Feb 19 (Mon) | 1:00 PM | Away | Wake Forest | Greensboro, N.C. | W 54-53 | |
| Feb 21 (Wed) | 1:00 PM | Away | Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. | L 72-75 | |
| Mar 1 (Thu) | 1:00 PM | Neutral | Clemson | Greensboro, N.C. | W 75-67 | |
| Mar 2 (Fri) | 1:00 PM | Neutral | #7 North Carolina | Greensboro, N.C. | L 79-102 | |
| Mar 7 (Wed) | 1:00 PM | Neutral | Rhode Island | College Park, Md. | W 67-65 | |
| Mar 12 (Mon) | 1:00 PM | Neutral | Ohio State | College Park, Md. | L 72-79 |