1983 Furman Paladins football team

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1983 Furman Paladins football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record10–2–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainDavid Charpia, Ernest Gibson
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Furman $^ 6 0 1 10 2 1
No. 9 Western Carolina ^ 5 0 1 11 3 1
Chattanooga 5 2 0 7 4 0
Appalachian State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Marshall 3 4 0 4 7 0
VMI 1 5 0 2 9 0
The Citadel 1 6 0 3 8 0
East Tennessee State 1 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 10–2–1 with a conference mark of 6–0–1, winning the SoCon title for the fourth consecutive season. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals and were upset by Western Carolina in the semifinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at South Carolina State*L 3–1314,823[1]
September 10Carson–Newman*W 52–79,226[2]
September 17at Georgia Tech*W 17–1424,311[3]
September 24MarshallNo. 5
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 31–78,514[4]
October 1at VMINo. 6W 49–05,900[5]
October 15at Western CarolinaNo. 5T 17–1711,642[6]
October 22Appalachian StateNo. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 49–014,973[7]
October 29at DavidsonNo. 8W 55–73,800[8]
November 5East Tennessee StateNo. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–712,165[9]
November 12ChattanoogaNo. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–1410,021[10]
November 19at The CitadelNo. T–2W 49–2117,890[11]
December 3No. T–13 Boston UniversityNo. 2
W 35–167,879[12]
December 10No. 9 Western CarolinaNo. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 7–1413,034[13]

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