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1978 Chattanooga

7–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Joe Morrison.

Schedule and results

Chattanooga in 1978, game by game: won at Western Kentucky 42–15; won at Louisiana Tech 12–7; won at Marshall 27–23; tied at Middle Tennessee 14–14; won vs. App State 72–14; won vs. Jacksonville State 28–21; won at Furman 13–9; lost at McNeese 24–28; lost vs. Western Carolina 21–31; won vs. Richmond 30–3; lost at Tennessee State 23–27+58−10Won 42–15 at Western Kentucky+27Western KentuckyWon 12–7 at Louisiana Tech+5Louisiana TechWon 27–23 at Marshall+4MarshallTied 14–14 at Middle Tennessee0Middle TennesseeWon 72–14 vs. App State+58App StateWon 28–21 vs. Jacksonville State+7Jacksonville St…Won 13–9 at Furman+4FurmanLost 24–28 at McNeese-4McNeeseLost 21–31 vs. Western Carolina-10Western CarolinaWon 30–3 vs. Richmond+27RichmondLost 23–27 at Tennessee State-4Tennessee State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atWestern KentuckyW 42–⁠1563%
Sep 16atLouisiana TechW 12–⁠730%
Sep 23atMarshallW 27–⁠2370%
Sep 30atMiddle TennesseeT 14–⁠1477%
Oct 7vsApp StateW 72–⁠1474%
Oct 14vsJacksonville StateW 28–⁠2192%
Oct 21atFurmanW 13–⁠952%
Oct 28atMcNeeseL 24–⁠2853%
Nov 4vsWestern CarolinaL 21–⁠3172%
Nov 11vsRichmondW 30–⁠369%
Nov 18atTennessee StateL 23–⁠2754%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee State 27–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Southern Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Furman

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
306–⁠192
Coach
Joe Morrison
Elo
1488 +39 this season
SP+ rating
14.1 No. 25 of 133; offense No. 19, defense No. 47
SRS
2.9 No. 57 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1978 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Furman5–⁠18–⁠3
Chattanooga3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
App State4–⁠27–⁠4
Western Carolina4–⁠26–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠35–⁠6
VMI0–⁠33–⁠8
Marshall0–⁠51–⁠10
Davidson0–⁠10–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.