1982 Furman Paladins football team

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1982 Furman Paladins football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–3 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainMike Coleman, Gib McEachran, Briggs Traylor, Billy Hall, Hollis Barton
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Furman $^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Chattanooga 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Appalachian State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Marshall 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a conference mark of 6–1, winning the SoCon title for the third consecutive season. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by South Carolina State in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at NC State*
L 0–2641,300[1]
September 18at Appalachian State
W 27–2115,500[2]
September 25at No. 20 Chattanooga
L 13–166,547[3]
October 2VMI
W 38–313,187[4]
October 9Western Carolina
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 12–613,250[5]
October 16at South Carolina*
W 28–2356,244[6]
October 23at East Tennessee StateNo. T–15
W 20–157,500[7]
October 30Davidson*No. 11
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 63–1412,136[8]
November 6No. 18 James Madison*No. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 17–1012,370[9]
November 13at MarshallNo. 7
W 45–77,673[10]
November 20The CitadelNo. 6
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 27–013,123[11]
November 27No. 7 South Carolina State*No. 6
L 0–1713,865[12]

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