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Furman

SOCON · 1978 Season · Final

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Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
61
1902–1981
All-Time Record
297–280–28
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1926
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 7
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 17 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Furman head-to-head · History & Eras

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1L 10–45
4Week 4 · Sep 19CARSON-NEWMANUnranked—W 31–14
5Week 5 · Sep 26Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9L 10–17
6Week 6 · Oct 3App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 52–34
7Week 7 · Oct 10WOFFORDUnranked—W 36–12
8Week 8 · Oct 17EAST TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—W 35–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON7–3–1L 9–13
10Week 10 · Oct 31Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON1–10W 42–12
11Week 11 · Nov 7DAVIDSONUnranked—W 56–14
12Week 12 · Nov 14Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–5W 24–7
13Week 13 · Nov 21Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 17–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.699
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-17+19
  • App State +7
  • Western Carolina +6
  • Citadel +5
  • Marshall +1
  • Tennessee Chattanooga -3
  • South Carolina -5
  • Vanderbilt -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.727 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#49Regular Season Final#49Post-Season W1#49Post-Season W2#48Post-Season W3#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-35
+17
-7
+18
+24
+21
-4
+30
+42
+17
+4

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#621973#991974#911975#591976#1091977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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