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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, sharing the SoCon title with Chattanooga.[1][2]

Record8–3 (4–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
Captains
  • Russell Gambrell
  • Brette Simmons
  • Greg Laetsch
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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
Seasons
 1977
1979 
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1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman +410830
Chattanooga +410731
Appalachian State420740
Western Carolina420650
The Citadel230560
VMI140380
Marshall0501100
Davidson000550
East Tennessee State000470
  • + Conference co-champions
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA teams. Davidson was classified as I-AA. All the other teams were classified as I-A. Davidson and East Tennessee State were ineligible for the conference title. VMI's games against William & Mary and Richmond and Chattanooga's game against Richmond were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at South Carolina*L 10–4550,239[3]
September 16Carson–Newman*W 31–14[4]
September 23at Vanderbilt*L 10–1725,000[5]
September 30at Appalachian StateW 52–3413,150[6]
October 7Wofford*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 36–128,500[7]
October 14at East Tennessee State*W 35–148,951[8]
October 21Chattanooga
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 9–137,618[9]
October 28at MarshallW 42–12[10]
November 4Davidson*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 56–1413,122[11]
November 11at Western CarolinaW 24–7[12]
November 18The Citadel
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 17–1313,312[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
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