1985 Furman Paladins football team

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1985 Furman Paladins football
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
Record12–2 (6–0 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGene Reeder, Chas Fox, Bobby Lamb
Home stadium Paladin Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 –0 –012 –2 –0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
Chattanooga 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Marshall 3 –3 –17 –3 –1
The Citadel 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
Western Carolina 2 –4 –14 –6 –1
VMI 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Davidson 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
East Tennessee State 0 –7 –00 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a conference mark of 6–0, winning the SoCon title. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Rhode Island in the quarterfinals, Nevada in the semifinals, and were upset by Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at South Carolina State *
W 38–31 [1]
September 14 Newberry *
L 21–24 [2]
September 21at Western Carolina
W 31–2712,635 [3]
September 28at NC State *No. 18
W 42–2036,600 [4]
October 5at Davidson* A No. 10
W 58–74,000 [5]
October 12No. 7 Marshall No. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 34–311,072 [6]
October 19 East Tennessee State No. 5
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–31 [7]
October 26No. 15 Appalachian State No. 5
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 21–712,224 [8]
November 2 Mars Hill *No. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 34–1013,854 [9]
November 16at The Citadel No. 2
W 42–029,592 [10]
November 23 Chattanooga No. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–013,134 [11]
November 23No. 7 Rhode Island *No. 2
W 59–159,454 [12]
December 14at No. T–2 Nevada *No. T–2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 35–1210,461 [13]
December 21vs. No. 9 Georgia Southern *No. T–2
L 42–445,306 [14]
A. ^ Before the start of the season, Southern Conference directors elected to make this game count as a conference game for Davidson, but not for Furman. [15]

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The 1984 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a conference mark of 3–3, placing fourth in the SoCon.

The 1986 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Jimmy Satterfield, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 7–3–2 with a conference mark of 4–2–1, placing third in the SoCon.

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References

  1. ↑ "Furman comeback tops S.C. State". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Newberry shocks Furman". The State. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Furman escapes with close victory over Catamounts". The Charlotte Observer. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Furman breezes past Wolfpack, 42–20". The News and Observer. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Furman trounces Davidson 58–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Furman rolls in 34–3 rout of foe Marshall". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bucs get 31 first downs, but still lose to Furman". Kingsport Times-News. October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Paladins cruise past Mountaineers, 21–7". The Greenville News. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Paladins rip Lions, 34–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bagwell propels Paladins past hapless Citadel, 42–0". The Times and Democrat. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Paladins display their championship form, 28–0". The Greenville News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Ian Thomsen (December 8, 1985). "URI is thrown out of play-offs, 59–15". The Boston Globe. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Furman more than semi-tough". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 15, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Erk's Eagles land with a title". The Atlanta Constitution. December 22, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "The Lineup: Furman vs. Davidson". The Columbia Record. October 4, 1985. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
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