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1997 Furman Paladins football team

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.

1997 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainOrlando Ruff, Jay Thier, Jeremy Osborne, Jody Wade
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule edit

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

References edit

  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.
  5. ^ "Ruff saves Furman's day". The Greenville News. October 12, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman puts itself in position". The State. October 19, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.


 

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