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1977-78 Furman Paladins Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 19-11 (7-5, 4th in Southern MBB)

Coach: Joe Williams

PS/G: 83.4 (30th of 259)

PA/G: 76.4 (165th of 259)

SRS: 3.03 (88th of 253)

SOS: -1.22 (140th of 253)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost East First Round (63-62) versus Indiana

Southern Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1977-78 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
Furman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Wed, Nov 30, 1977	REG		Clemson	ACC	11.89	L	83	101		0	1	L 1	Memorial Auditorium
2	Tue, Dec 13, 1977	REG	@	Appalachian State	Southern	-0.32	L	75	85		0	2	L 2	Varsity Gym
3	Sat, Dec 17, 1977	REG	@	Western Carolina	Southern	-13.16	W	110	91		1	2	W 1	Reid Gymnasium
4	Tue, Dec 20, 1977	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	0.39	W	92	83		2	2	W 2	Stegeman Coliseum
5	Thu, Dec 29, 1977	REG		Tennessee Tech	OVC	-9.73	W	95	78		3	2	W 3	Memorial Auditorium
6	Fri, Dec 30, 1977	REG		Georgia Southern	Ind	-7.41	W	83	79		4	2	W 4	Memorial Auditorium
7	Sat, Jan 7, 1978	REG		Marshall	Southern	-2.97	W	102	77		5	2	W 5	Memorial Auditorium
8	Mon, Jan 9, 1978	REG	@	Davidson	Southern	-9.78	L	82	86		5	3	L 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
9	Thu, Jan 12, 1978	REG		Virginia Military Institute	Southern	-2.71	W	102	79		6	3	W 1	Memorial Auditorium
10	Tue, Jan 17, 1978	REG		The Citadel	Southern	-11.90	W	106	77		7	3	W 2	Memorial Auditorium
11	Thu, Jan 19, 1978	REG		Chattanooga	Southern	-9.12	W	86	82		8	3	W 3	Memorial Auditorium
12	Sat, Jan 21, 1978	REG	@	Pennsylvania	Ivy	5.83	L	92	99		8	4	L 1	The Palestra
13	Mon, Jan 23, 1978	REG		Western Carolina	Southern	-13.16	W	59	55		9	4	W 1	Memorial Auditorium
14	Wed, Jan 25, 1978	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	11.89	W	87	68		10	4	W 2	Littlejohn Coliseum
15	Sat, Jan 28, 1978	REG	@	Marshall	Southern	-2.97	L	60	69		10	5	L 1	Memorial Field House
16	Fri, Feb 3, 1978	REG	N	North Carolina (6)	ACC	16.25	W	89	83		11	5	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
17	Sat, Feb 4, 1978	REG	N	NC State	ACC	13.64	W	68	67		12	5	W 2	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
18	Mon, Feb 6, 1978	REG		Appalachian State	Southern	-0.32	L	74	81		12	6	L 1	Memorial Auditorium
19	Wed, Feb 8, 1978	REG	@	The Citadel	Southern	-11.90	L	82	85		12	7	L 2	McAlister Field House
20	Sat, Feb 11, 1978	REG	@	South Carolina	Ind	4.29	L	61	74		12	8	L 3	Carolina Coliseum
21	Mon, Feb 13, 1978	REG	@	Stetson	Ind	-4.60	W	77	71		13	8	W 1	Edmunds Center
22	Wed, Feb 15, 1978	REG	@	New Orleans	Sun Belt	7.15	L	83	95		13	9	L 1	Human Performance Center
23	Sat, Feb 18, 1978	REG		Davidson	Southern	-9.78	W	82	69		14	9	W 1	Memorial Auditorium
24	Mon, Feb 20, 1978	REG		South Carolina	Ind	4.29	L	70	76		14	10	L 1	Memorial Auditorium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Sat, Feb 25, 1978	CTOURN		Chattanooga	Southern	-9.12	W	83	73		15	10	W 1	Memorial Auditorium
26	Sun, Feb 26, 1978	CTOURN	N	Appalachian State	Southern	-0.32	W	72	68		16	10	W 2	Roanoke Civic Center
27	Mon, Feb 27, 1978	CTOURN	N	Marshall	Southern	-2.97	W	69	53		17	10	W 3	Roanoke Civic Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Sun, Mar 12, 1978	NCAA	N	Indiana	Big Ten	12.48	L	62	63		17	11	L 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)