Western Carolina
SOCON · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Western Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 6–14 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 | TENNESSEE TECH | Unranked | — | L 20–22 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 | EAST TENNESSEE STATE | Unranked | — | L 14–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 | ELON | Unranked | — | W 17–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H | IND SOCON | 1–10 | W 21–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–6 | W 38–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 | WOFFORD | Unranked | — | W 26–11 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 3–8 | W 41–12 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–3–1 | W 31–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Furman (FURMAN)H2H | IND SOCON | 8–3 | L 7–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–4 | L 13–39 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Tennessee Chattanooga +7
- Citadel +5
- Virginia Military Institute +3
- Marshall +1
- East Carolina -3
- Furman -3
- App State -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.