1978 Furman Paladins football team

1978 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Russell Gambrell
  • Brette Simmons
  • Greg Laetsch
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
+ 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
East Tennessee State 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
VMI 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Davidson 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of I-A and I-AA teams. Davidson was classified as I-AA. All the other teams were classified as I-A.[1][2]

The 1978 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a conference mark of 4–1, winning a share of the SoCon title.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at South Carolina*
L 10–4550,239[4]
September 16Carson–Newman*
W 31–14[5]
September 23at Vanderbilt*
L 10–1725,000[6]
September 30at Appalachian State
W 52–3413,150[7]
October 7Wofford*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 36–128,500[8]
October 14at East Tennessee State*
W 35–148,951[9]
October 21Chattanooga
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 9–137,618[10]
October 28at Marshall
W 42–12[11]
November 4Davidson*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 56–1413,122[12]
November 11at Western Carolina
W 24–7[13]
November 18The Citadel
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 17–13[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Robert (August 20, 1978). "Southern Conference Race Wide Open". Suffolk News-Herald. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "ETSU Faces Nation's No. 2 Passer Vs. Western Carolina In Minidome". Kingsport Times-News. September 16, 1978. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "1978 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "USC pulverizes Furman". The State. September 10, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman trips Eagles, 31–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 17, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vandy prays way past Furman". The Tennessean. September 24, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman outscores Appalachian 52–34". The State. October 1, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman drops Wofford". The Times and Democrat. October 8, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman offense too much for Bucs, 35–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Moccasins sneak past Paladins". The Greenville News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Furman wins, Paladins rout Marshall". The Greenville News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Point-happy Furman routs Davidson 56–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Furman stops Western cold in bid for Southern crown". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Paladins share conference championship". The Greenville News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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