1978 Furman
8–3 (5–1 Southern Conference), coached by Dick Sheridan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 56–14Nov 4
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at South Carolina | L 10–45 | 37% |
| Sep 16 | vsCarson Newman | W 31–14 | 82% |
| Sep 23 | at Vanderbilt | L 10–17 | 47% |
| Sep 30 | at App State | W 52–34 | 40% |
| Oct 7 | vs Wofford | W 36–12 | 86% |
| Oct 14 | at East Tennessee State | W 35–14 | 78% |
| Oct 21 | vs Chattanooga | L 9–13 | 48% |
| Oct 28 | at Marshall | W 42–12 | 70% |
| Nov 4 | vs Davidson | W 56–14 | 80% |
| Nov 11 | at Western Carolina | W 24–7 | 45% |
| Nov 18 | vs The Citadel | W 17–13 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat The Citadel 17–13; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
Southern Conference champions5–1 in the conference, shared with Chattanooga
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 5–1 first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 322–195
- Coach
- Dick Sheridan
- Elo
- 1512 +79 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.9 No. 77 of 133; offense No. 64, defense No. 87
- SRS
- −2.4 No. 73 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Russell Gambrell, Brette Simmons and Greg Laetsch
1978 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| 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.