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1978-79 Birmingham Bulls Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 32-42-6 - 70 points
Finishing 6th in the WHA
Coach: John Brophy (32-42-6)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
1978-79 Birmingham Bulls Roster
The Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 32 wins and 42 losses and 6 ties for 70 points, finishing sixth in the WHA.
The Bulls netted 286 goals and allowed 311, most in the circuit. Michel Goulet scored 28 goals for Birmingham, while Craig Hartsburg accounted for 40 assists. Pat Riggin topped the squad with 16 wins, plus Ernie Wakely added 15 or more wins, too. Ernie Wakely recorded a 3.76 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
John Brophy coached the team.
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Regular Season Goals For: 302
Regular Season Goals Against: 325
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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October 13, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets 5 at Birmingham Bulls 4 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | OT | |
October 15, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 9 at Indianapolis Racers 3 | W | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
October 20, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 | L | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
October 22, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 8 at Quebec Nordiques 5 | W | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
October 24, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2 | W | 0-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
October 25, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Winnipeg Jets 7 | L | 0-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 3-3-0 | ||
October 27, 1978 | Indianapolis Racers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 4 | W | 1-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 4-3-0 | ||
November 1, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 3 | W | 1-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 5-3-0 | OT | |
November 3, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques 3 at Birmingham Bulls 2 | L | 1-2-0 | 4-2-0 | 5-4-0 | ||
November 4, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques 4 at Birmingham Bulls 1 | L | 1-3-0 | 4-2-0 | 5-5-0 | ||
November 9, 1978 | Winnipeg Jets 5 at Birmingham Bulls 6 | W | 2-3-0 | 4-2-0 | 6-5-0 | ||
November 11, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers 5 at Birmingham Bulls 3 | L | 2-4-0 | 4-2-0 | 6-6-0 | ||
November 14, 1978 | New England Whalers 5 at Birmingham Bulls 5 | T | 2-4-1 | 4-2-0 | 6-6-1 | OT | |
November 17, 1978 | New England Whalers 1 at Birmingham Bulls 7 | W | 3-4-1 | 4-2-0 | 7-6-1 | ||
November 18, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 3 at New England Whalers 2 | W | 3-4-1 | 5-2-0 | 8-6-1 | ||
November 22, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 6 | L | 3-4-1 | 5-3-0 | 8-7-1 | OT | |
November 23, 1978 | Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 3 | L | 3-5-1 | 5-3-0 | 8-8-1 | ||
November 25, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at New England Whalers 5 | L | 3-5-1 | 5-4-0 | 8-9-1 | ||
November 26, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 3 at New England Whalers 9 | L | 3-5-1 | 5-5-0 | 8-10-1 | ||
November 29, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 4 at Quebec Nordiques 7 | L | 3-5-1 | 5-6-0 | 8-11-1 | ||
December 1, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 3 at Indianapolis Racers 6 | L | 3-5-1 | 5-7-0 | 8-12-1 | ||
December 2, 1978 | Indianapolis Racers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 4 | W | 4-5-1 | 5-7-0 | 9-12-1 | ||
December 7, 1978 | Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 4 | W | 5-5-1 | 5-7-0 | 10-12-1 | ||
December 9, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 6 | W | 6-5-1 | 5-7-0 | 11-12-1 | ||
December 10, 1978 | Cincinnati Stingers 0 at Birmingham Bulls 1 | W | 7-5-1 | 5-7-0 | 12-12-1 | ||
December 14, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Quebec Nordiques 3 | L | 7-5-1 | 5-8-0 | 12-13-1 | ||
December 15, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5 | L | 7-5-1 | 5-9-0 | 12-14-1 | ||
December 16, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 | T | 7-5-1 | 5-9-1 | 12-14-2 | OT | |
December 17, 1978 | Soviet All Stars 2 at Birmingham Bulls 2 | T | 7-5-2 | 5-9-1 | 12-14-3 | ||
December 17, 1978 | New England Whalers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 2 | T | 7-5-3 | 5-9-1 | 12-14-4 | OT | |
December 19, 1978 | Edmonton Oilers 5 at Birmingham Bulls 2 | L | 7-6-3 | 5-9-1 | 12-15-4 | ||
December 22, 1978 | Quebec Nordiques 5 at Birmingham Bulls 1 | L | 7-7-3 | 5-9-1 | 12-16-4 | ||
December 23, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 3 at New England Whalers 4 | L | 7-7-3 | 5-10-1 | 12-17-4 | ||
December 26, 1978 | Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 4 | W | 8-7-3 | 5-10-1 | 13-17-4 | ||
December 28, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 | W | 8-7-3 | 6-10-1 | 14-17-4 | ||
December 29, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 0 at New England Whalers 5 | L | 8-7-3 | 6-11-1 | 14-18-4 | ||
December 30, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Quebec Nordiques 3 | L | 8-7-3 | 6-12-1 | 14-19-4 | ||
December 30, 1978 | Birmingham Bulls 1 at Edmonton Oilers 5 | L | 8-7-3 | 6-13-1 | 14-20-4 | ||
January 7, 1979 | Czechoslovakia 2 at Birmingham Bulls 10 | W | 9-7-3 | 6-13-1 | 15-20-4 | ||
January 7, 1979 | Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 10 | W | 10-7-3 | 6-13-1 | 16-20-4 | ||
January 12, 1979 | Winnipeg Jets 3 at Birmingham Bulls 1 | L | 10-8-3 | 6-13-1 | 16-21-4 | ||
January 13, 1979 | Winnipeg Jets 3 at Birmingham Bulls 1 | L | 10-9-3 | 6-13-1 | 16-22-4 | ||
January 14, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 4 | L | 10-9-3 | 6-14-1 | 16-23-4 | ||
January 17, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 5 at Cincinnati Stingers 8 | L | 10-9-3 | 6-15-1 | 16-24-4 | ||
January 19, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 3 at Edmonton Oilers 11 | L | 10-9-3 | 6-16-1 | 16-25-4 | ||
January 21, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 | W | 10-9-3 | 7-16-1 | 17-25-4 | ||
January 23, 1979 | Quebec Nordiques 7 at Birmingham Bulls 5 | L | 10-10-3 | 7-16-1 | 17-26-4 | ||
January 26, 1979 | New England Whalers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 5 | W | 11-10-3 | 7-16-1 | 18-26-4 | ||
January 30, 1979 | Quebec Nordiques 1 at Birmingham Bulls 2 | W | 12-10-3 | 7-16-1 | 19-26-4 | ||
February 1, 1979 | Quebec Nordiques 5 at Birmingham Bulls 7 | W | 13-10-3 | 7-16-1 | 20-26-4 | ||
February 3, 1979 | New England Whalers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 2 | T | 13-10-4 | 7-16-1 | 20-26-5 | OT | |
February 6, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6 | L | 13-10-4 | 7-17-1 | 20-27-5 | ||
February 7, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3 | L | 13-10-4 | 7-18-1 | 20-28-5 | ||
February 11, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 | L | 13-10-4 | 7-19-1 | 20-29-5 | OT | |
February 14, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 7 at New England Whalers 4 | W | 13-10-4 | 8-19-1 | 21-29-5 | ||
February 16, 1979 | Winnipeg Jets 1 at Birmingham Bulls 2 | W | 14-10-4 | 8-19-1 | 22-29-5 | ||
February 18, 1979 | Edmonton Oilers 6 at Birmingham Bulls 3 | L | 14-11-4 | 8-19-1 | 22-30-5 | ||
February 20, 1979 | Quebec Nordiques 7 at Birmingham Bulls 3 | L | 14-12-4 | 8-19-1 | 22-31-5 | ||
February 23, 1979 | Winnipeg Jets 1 at Birmingham Bulls 9 | W | 15-12-4 | 8-19-1 | 23-31-5 | ||
February 25, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5 | L | 15-12-4 | 8-20-1 | 23-32-5 | ||
February 27, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 5 at Winnipeg Jets 2 | W | 15-12-4 | 9-20-1 | 24-32-5 | ||
March 3, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Quebec Nordiques 3 | L | 15-12-4 | 9-21-1 | 24-33-5 | ||
March 4, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 4 at Quebec Nordiques 5 | L | 15-12-4 | 9-22-1 | 24-34-5 | ||
March 6, 1979 | Winnipeg Jets 4 at Birmingham Bulls 5 | W | 16-12-4 | 9-22-1 | 25-34-5 | ||
March 9, 1979 | Edmonton Oilers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 4 | T | 16-12-5 | 9-22-1 | 25-34-6 | OT | |
March 11, 1979 | Edmonton Oilers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 0 | L | 16-13-5 | 9-22-1 | 25-35-6 | ||
March 13, 1979 | New England Whalers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 3 | L | 16-14-5 | 9-22-1 | 25-36-6 | ||
March 15, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 4 at New England Whalers 3 | W | 16-14-5 | 10-22-1 | 26-36-6 | OT | |
March 16, 1979 | New England Whalers 5 at Birmingham Bulls 5 | T | 16-14-6 | 10-22-1 | 26-36-7 | OT | |
March 18, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4 | L | 16-14-6 | 10-23-1 | 26-37-7 | ||
March 20, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Cincinnati Stingers 5 | L | 16-14-6 | 10-24-1 | 26-38-7 | ||
March 23, 1979 | Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Birmingham Bulls 2 | W | 17-14-6 | 10-24-1 | 27-38-7 | ||
March 24, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 4 at New England Whalers 3 | W | 17-14-6 | 11-24-1 | 28-38-7 | ||
March 25, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Quebec Nordiques 3 | L | 17-14-6 | 11-25-1 | 28-39-7 | ||
March 27, 1979 | New England Whalers 1 at Birmingham Bulls 3 | W | 18-14-6 | 11-25-1 | 29-39-7 | ||
March 30, 1979 | Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Birmingham Bulls 2 | L | 18-15-6 | 11-25-1 | 29-40-7 | ||
March 31, 1979 | Cincinnati Stingers 3 at Birmingham Bulls 6 | W | 19-15-6 | 11-25-1 | 30-40-7 | ||
April 3, 1979 | Quebec Nordiques 3 at Birmingham Bulls 5 | W | 20-15-6 | 11-25-1 | 31-40-7 | ||
April 6, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1 | W | 20-15-6 | 12-25-1 | 32-40-7 | ||
April 8, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5 | L | 20-15-6 | 12-26-1 | 32-41-7 | ||
April 11, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 1 at Winnipeg Jets 2 | L | 20-15-6 | 12-27-1 | 32-42-7 | ||
April 13, 1979 | Edmonton Oilers 6 at Birmingham Bulls 4 | L | 20-16-6 | 12-27-1 | 32-43-7 | ||
April 14, 1979 | Edmonton Oilers 6 at Birmingham Bulls 7 | W | 21-16-6 | 12-27-1 | 33-43-7 | ||
April 15, 1979 | Birmingham Bulls 4 at Winnipeg Jets 5 | L | 21-16-6 | 12-28-1 | 33-44-7 | OT |