1978 Furman Paladins football team

1978 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainRussell Gambrell, Brette Simmons, Greg Laetsch
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
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

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.[1]

  1. ^ "1978 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2021.