1978–79 Birmingham Bulls season

World Hockey Association team season August 2023 WHA 1978–79 1978 Birmingham Bulls (WHA)Birmingham Bulls 32–42–6 20–16–5 12–26–1 6th John Brophy Brent Hughes Paul HendersonSerge Beaudoin Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex 286 311 Michel Goulet (28) Craig Hartsburg (40) Rick Vaive (59) Rick Vaive (248) Pat Riggin (16) Ernie Wakely (3.76) 1977–78 The 1978–79 Birmingham Bulls season was the Bulls' final season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). They finished in 6th and last place and were not invited to join the NHL in the NHL-WHA merger. 2 Their worst game of the season was an 11-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on January 19."Oilers bomb Bulls 11-3" Edmonton Journal, January 20, 1979, p. H1. Regular season Final standings BIR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#101077 5px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 5px solid; 1978–79 regular season1978-79 Birmingham Bulls Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BRB/1979_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 8, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 13, 1978||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 15, 1978||9–3 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1978–79) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 20, 1978||2–5 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 22, 1978||8–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||October 24, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||October 25, 1978||2–7 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||3–3–0 |- |7||W||October 27, 1978||4–2 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1978–79) ||4–3–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |8||W||November 1, 1978||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||5–3–0 |- |9||L||November 3, 1978||2–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||5–4–0 |- |10||L||November 4, 1978||1–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||5–5–0 |- |11||W||November 9, 1978||6–5 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||6–5–0 |- |12||L||November 11, 1978||3–5 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||6–6–0 |- |13||T||November 14, 1978||5–5 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1978–79) ||6–6–1 |- |14||W||November 17, 1978||7–1 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1978–79) ||7–6–1 |- |15||W||November 18, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1978–79) ||8–6–1 |- |16||L||November 22, 1978||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||8–7–1 |- |17||L||November 23, 1978||3–4 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||8–8–1 |- |18||L||November 25, 1978||2–5 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1978–79) ||8–9–1 |- |19||L||November 26, 1978||3–9 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1978–79) ||8–10–1 |- |20||L||November 29, 1978||4–7 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||8–11–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |21||L||December 1, 1978||3–6 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1978–79) ||8–12–1 |- |22||W||December 2, 1978||4–2 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1978–79) ||9–12–1 |- |23||W||December 7, 1978||4–2 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||10–12–1 |- |24||W||December 9, 1978||6–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||11–12–1 |- |25||W||December 10, 1978||1–0 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||12–12–1 |- |26||L||December 14, 1978||2–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||12–13–1 |- |27||T||December 16, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||12–13–2 |- |28||T||December 17, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| Soviet All-Stars (1978–79) ||12–13–3 |- |29||L||December 19, 1978||2–5 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||12–14–3 |- |30||L||December 22, 1978||1–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||12–15–3 |- |31||L||December 23, 1978||3–4 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1978–79) ||12–16–3 |- |32||W||December 26, 1978||4–2 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||13–16–3 |- |33||W||December 28, 1978||6–5 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||14–16–3 |- |34||L||December 29, 1978||0–5 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1978–79) ||14–17–3 |- |35||L||December 30, 1978||2–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||14–18–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||W||January 7, 1979||10–2 || align="left"| Czechoslovakia (1978–79) ||15–18–3 |- |37||L||January 12, 1979||1–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||15–19–3 |- |38||L||January 13, 1979||1–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||15–20–3 |- |39||L||January 14, 1979||2–4 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||15–21–3 |- |40||L||January 17, 1979||5–8 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||15–22–3 |- |41||L||January 19, 1979||3–11 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||15–23–3 |- |42||W||January 21, 1979||4–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||16–23–3 |- |43||L||January 23, 1979||5–7 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||16–24–3 |- |44||W||January 26, 1979||5–4 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1978–79) ||17–24–3 |- |45||W||January 30, 1979||2–1 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||18–24–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |46||W||February 1, 1979||7–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||19–24–3 |- |47||T||February 3, 1979||2–2 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1978–79) ||19–24–4 |- |48||L||February 6, 1979||2–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||19–25–4 |- |49||L||February 7, 1979||2–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||19–26–4 |- |50||L||February 11, 1979||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||19–27–4 |- |51||W||February 14, 1979||7–4 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1978–79) ||20–27–4 |- |52||W||February 16, 1979||2–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||21–27–4 |- |53||L||February 18, 1979||3–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||21–28–4 |- |54||L||February 20, 1979||3–7 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||21–29–4 |- |55||W||February 23, 1979||9–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||22–29–4 |- |56||L||February 25, 1979||4–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||22–30–4 |- |57||W||February 27, 1979||5–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||23–30–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |58||L||March 3, 1979||2–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||23–31–4 |- |59||L||March 4, 1979||4–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||23–32–4 |- |60||W||March 6, 1979||5–4 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||24–32–4 |- |61||T||March 9, 1979||4–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||24–32–5 |- |62||L||March 11, 1979||0–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||24–33–5 |- |63||L||March 13, 1979||3–4 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1978–79) ||24–34–5 |- |64||W||March 15, 1979||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1978–79) ||25–34–5 |- |65||T||March 16, 1979||5–5 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1978–79) ||25–34–6 |- |66||L||March 18, 1979||2–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||25–35–6 |- |67||L||March 20, 1979||2–5 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||25–36–6 |- |68||W||March 23, 1979||2–1 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||26–36–6 |- |69||W||March 24, 1979||4–3 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1978–79) ||27–36–6 |- |70||L||March 25, 1979||2–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||27–37–6 |- |71||W||March 27, 1979||3–1 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1978–79) ||28–37–6 |- |72||L||March 30, 1979||2–3 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||28–38–6 |- |73||W||March 31, 1979||6–3 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1978–79) ||29–38–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |74||W||April 3, 1979||5–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1978–79) ||30–38–6 |- |75||W||April 6, 1979||2–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||31–38–6 |- |76||L||April 8, 1979||4–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||31–39–6 |- |77||L||April 11, 1979||1–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||31–40–6 |- |78||L||April 13, 1979||4–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||31–41–6 |- |79||W||April 14, 1979||7–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1978–79) ||32–41–6 |- |80||L||April 15, 1979||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1978–79) ||32–42–6 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black See also 1978–79 WHA season References Birm Category:Birmingham Bulls seasons