1985 Furman Paladins football team
| 1985 Furman Paladins football | |
|---|---|
SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 42–44 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 12–2 (6–0 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
|
| Captain | Gene Reeder, Chas Fox, Bobby Lamb |
| Home stadium | Paladin Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–2 Furman $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–12 Appalachian State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1985 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a conference mark of 6–0, winning the SoCon title. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Rhode Island in the quarterfinals, Nevada in the semifinals, and were upset by Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | at South Carolina State* | W 38–31 | [1] | |||
| September 14 | Newberry* | L 21–24 | [2] | |||
| September 21 | at Western Carolina | W 31–27 | 12,635 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | at NC State* | No. 18 | W 42–20 | 36,600 | [4] | |
| October 5 | at Davidson*A | No. 10 | W 58–7 | 4,000 | [5] | |
| October 12 | No. 7 Marshall | No. 9 |
| W 34–3 | 11,072 | [6] |
| October 19 | East Tennessee State | No. 5 |
| W 35–31 | [7] | |
| October 26 | No. 15 Appalachian State | No. 5 |
| W 21–7 | 12,224 | [8] |
| November 2 | Mars Hill* | No. 2 |
| W 34–10 | 13,854 | [9] |
| November 16 | at The Citadel | No. 2 | W 42–0 | 29,592 | [10] | |
| November 23 | Chattanooga | No. 2 |
| W 28–0 | 13,134 | [11] |
| November 23 | No. 7 Rhode Island* | No. 2 |
| W 59–15 | 9,454 | [12] |
| December 14 | at No. T–2 Nevada* | No. T–2 |
| W 35–12 | 10,461 | [13] |
| December 21 | vs. No. 9 Georgia Southern* | No. T–2 | L 42–44 | 5,306 | [14] | |
| ||||||
- A.^ Before the start of the season, Southern Conference directors elected to make this game count as a conference game for Davidson, but not for Furman.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Furman comeback tops S.C. State". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Newberry shocks Furman". The State. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman escapes with close victory over Catamounts". The Charlotte Observer. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman breezes past Wolfpack, 42–20". The News and Observer. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman trounces Davidson 58–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman rolls in 34–3 rout of foe Marshall". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs get 31 first downs, but still lose to Furman". Kingsport Times-News. October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins cruise past Mountaineers, 21–7". The Greenville News. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins rip Lions, 34–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bagwell propels Paladins past hapless Citadel, 42–0". The Times and Democrat. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins display their championship form, 28–0". The Greenville News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ian Thomsen (December 8, 1985). "URI is thrown out of play-offs, 59–15". The Boston Globe. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman more than semi-tough". Reno Gazette-Journal. December 15, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Erk's Eagles land with a title". The Atlanta Constitution. December 22, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Lineup: Furman vs. Davidson". The Columbia Record. October 4, 1985. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
 | This college football 1980s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |