1978 Furman Paladins football team

The 1978 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman Paladins of Furman University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

1978 Furman Paladins football
SoCon champion
Conference	Southern Conference
1978 record	8–3 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Dick Sheridan (1st season)

1978 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Furman +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga +	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Appalachian State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
VMI	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Marshall	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	L 10–45	50,239
September 16	Carson-Newman		W 31–14
September 23	Vanderbilt		L 10–17
September 30	Appalachian State		W 52–34
October 7	Wofford		W 36–12
October 14	East Tenn. State		W 35–14
October 21	Chattanooga		L 9–13
October 28	Marshall		W 42–12
November 4	Davidson		W 56–14
November 11	Western Carolina		W 24–7
November 18	The Citadel		W 17–13

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/furman/1978-schedule.html