| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Furman Paladins |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Dick Sheridan |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Russell Gambrell, Brette Simmons, Greg Laetsch |
| Stadium: | Sirrine Stadium |
| Champion: | SoCon co-champion |
The 1978 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a conference mark of 4–1, winning a share of the SoCon title.[1]