1978 Western Carolina
6–5 (4–2 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Waters. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 41–12Oct 28
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs East Carolina | L 6–14 | 28% |
| Sep 9 | vs Tennessee Tech | L 20–22 | 78% |
| Sep 16 | at East Tennessee State | L 14–21 | 68% |
| Sep 23 | vs Elon | W 17–7 | 80% |
| Sep 30 | vs Marshall | W 21–14 | 59% |
| Oct 14 | vs The Citadel | W 38–24 | 43% |
| Oct 21 | at Wofford | W 26–11 | 67% |
| Oct 28 | at VMI | W 41–12 | 32% |
| Nov 4 | at Chattanooga | W 31–21 | 28% |
| Nov 11 | vs Furman | L 7–24 | 55% |
| Nov 18 | at App State | L 13–39 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to App State 39–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 234–209
- Coach
- Bob Waters
- Elo
- 1392 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.4 No. 72 of 133; offense No. 61, defense No. 86
- SRS
- −5.4 No. 90 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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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.