Jump to content

1965 Furman Paladins football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1965 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGrey Geddie
Billy Turner
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
East Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Furman 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bob King, Furman compiled a 5–5 record, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing eighth in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Frederick College*
W 51–146,000[2]
September 25Davidson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–247,000[3]
October 2No. 8 East Carolina
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 14–74,000[4]
October 9at Wofford*
L 13–357,000[5]
October 16at Presbyterian*
L 7–144,000[6]
October 23at Newberry*
W 48–12[7]
October 30at Lehigh*
W 27–155,500[8]
November 6George Washington
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–24[9]
November 13Richmond
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 14–07,000[10]
November 20at The Citadel
L 0–288,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "1965 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Furman rips Frederick". The Greenville News. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Poole passing star in Davidson's 24–0 victory". The Danville Register. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman's inspired Paladins shock East Carolina, 14–7". The Greenville News. October 3, 1965. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Terriers roll, 35–13". The Greenville News. October 10, 1965. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blue Hose surge throttles Furman". The State. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Paladins thresh Indians with Wyche leading way". The Times and Democrat. October 24, 1965. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Buss, Jim (October 31, 1965). "Furman outduels Lehigh, 27–15". Sunday Call-Chronicle. p. D1. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Scrappy Paladins lose to GW, 24–7". The Greenville News. November 7, 1965. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman takes 14–0 triumph over winless Spider team". The Danville Register. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Citadel whacks Furman, 28–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1965. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


Stub icon

This college football 1960s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1965_Furman_Paladins_football_team&oldid=1210223211"