1978 App State
7–4 (4–2 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Brakefield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat The Citadel 42–14Oct 21
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Wofford | W 35–14 | 78% |
| Sep 16 | at Marshall | W 28–7 | 47% |
| Sep 23 | vs Richmond | W 24–19 | 58% |
| Sep 30 | vs Furman | L 34–52 | 60% |
| Oct 7 | at Chattanooga | L 14–72 | 26% |
| Oct 14 | atLenoir Rhyne | W 49–28 | 66% |
| Oct 21 | vs The Citadel | W 42–14 | 56% |
| Oct 28 | vs East Tennessee State | L 34–35 | 85% |
| Nov 4 | vs East Carolina | L 8–33 | 28% |
| Nov 11 | at VMI | W 31–10 | 41% |
| Nov 18 | vs Western Carolina | W 39–13 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Western Carolina 39–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).
Led the nationRick Beasley: receptions (74 catches), receiving yards (1,205 yds)
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 338–297
- Coach
- Jim Brakefield
- Elo
- 1440 +89 this season
- SP+ rating
- 2.2 No. 65 of 133; offense No. 16, defense No. 117
- SRS
- −4.3 No. 87 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1978 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | 5–1 | 8–3 | |
| Chattanooga | 3–1 | 7–3–1 | |
 App State | 4–2 | 7–4 | |
| Western Carolina | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| The Citadel | 2–3 | 5–6 | |
| VMI | 0–3 | 3–8 | |
| Marshall | 0–5 | 1–10 | |
 Davidson | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.