1978 Davidson Wildcats football team

1978 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga + 4 – 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 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
0 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
East Tennessee State 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • + – 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.

The 1978 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ed Farrell, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5. Davidson was ineligible for the SoCon title and the team's games against conference opponents did not count in the SoCon standings.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Fordham*
L 14–303,700[3]
September 16at Washington and Lee*
W 34–74,000[4]
September 23Wofford*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 31–27[5]
September 30Bucknell*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 20–214,500[6]
October 7at Randolph–Macon*
W 42–01,200[7]
October 14at Lehigh*
L 21–279,000[8]
October 21at Hampden–Sydney*Hampden-Sydney, VAW 23–145,000[9]
October 28vs. Guilford*
L 35–42[10]
November 4at Furman*
L 14–5613,122[11]
November 11Lafayette*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 17–122,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "College Standings; Southern (Final)". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. United Press International. November 21, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "SoCon 2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Conference. p. 180. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "Fordham whips Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davidson 34, Wash & Lee 7". Daily Press. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wildcats edge Wofford". The Greenville News. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Sink, Richard (October 1, 1978). "Davidson drops squeaker". The Charlotte Observer. p. 4D. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late Davidson explosion rips Randolph–Macon 42–0". Daily Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Larimer, Terry (October 15, 1978). "Lehigh hangs on to turn back Davidson, 27–21". Sunday Call-Chronicle. p. C1. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rhyne rights Davidson 23–14". Daily Press. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Guilford outscores surprised Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Point-happy Furman routs Davidson 56–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Sink, Richard (November 12, 1978). "Davidson holds off Lafayette for a .500 season". The Charlotte Observer. p. 3D. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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