1978 Davidson Wildcats football team

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]

1978 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–5 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Ed Farrell (5th season)
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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
Davidson	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Fordham*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 14–30	3,700	[3]
September 16	at Washington and Lee*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 34–7	4,000	[4]
September 23	Wofford*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 31–27		[5]
September 30	Bucknell*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 20–21	4,500	[6]
October 7	at Randolph–Macon*	Day Field Ashland, VA	W 42–0	1,200	[7]
October 14	at Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 21–27	9,000	[8]
October 21	at Hampden–Sydney*	Hampden-Sydney, VA	W 23–14	5,000	[9]
October 28	vs. Guilford*	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	L 35–42		[10]
November 4	at Furman*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 14–56	13,122	[11]
November 11	Lafayette*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 17–12	2,000	[12]
*Non-conference game