1997 Furman Paladins football team

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1997 Furman Paladins football
Conference Southern Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainOrlando Ruff, Jay Thier, Jeremy Osborne, Jody Wade
Home stadium Paladin Stadium
Seasons
  1996
1998  
1997 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^  7 1   10 3  
No. 15 Appalachian State  6 2   7 4  
East Tennessee State  5 3   7 4  
Furman  5 3   7 4  
The Citadel  4 4   6 5  
Chattanooga  4 4   7 4  
Western Carolina  3 5   3 8  
Wofford  2 6   3 7  
VMI  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1997 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, finishing tied for third in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Samford *No. 13W 29–104,763 [1]
September 13at South Carolina State *No. 10L 6–176,626 [2]
September 27 VMI No. 18W 35–147,175 [3]
October 4at Western Carolina No. 18L 16–1710,479 [4]
October 11No. 14 Appalachian State
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 24–229,686 [5]
October 18at The Citadel No. 22W 21–711,245 [6]
October 25No. 13 East Tennessee State No. 19
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 28–589,105 [7]
November 1 Elon *
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 38–207,817 [8]
November 8at No. 11 Georgia Southern L 13–3018,269 [9]
November 15 Wofford *
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 28–79,560 [10]
November 22at Chattanooga W 43–2310,102 [11]

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References

  1. "Receiver gives Furman a big boost". The Greenville News. September 6, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "SCSU stuns Paladins". The Times and Democrat. September 14, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Freshman QB leads Furman past VMI". The State. September 28, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Furman tops CaBig win: WCU upsets No. 18 Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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  7. "ETSU goes on 48–0 run beat Paladins". The State. October 26, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Furman runs past Elon". The Herald-Sun. November 2, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Seven turnovers prove too costly for Paladins". The Greenville News. November 9, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Furman offense grinds up Terriers". The State. November 16, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Dailer, Furman sack UTC's playoff hopes". The Greenville News. November 23, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.