1997 Furman Paladins football team
| 1997 Furman Paladins football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–3 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Orlando Ruff, Jay Thier, Jeremy Osborne, Jody Wade |
| Home stadium | Paladin Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | at Samford* | No. 13 | W 29–10 | 4,763 | [1] | |
| September 13 | at South Carolina State* | No. 10 | L 6–17 | 6,626 | [2] | |
| September 27 | VMI | No. 18 | W 35–14 | 7,175 | [3] | |
| October 4 | at Western Carolina | No. 18 | L 16–17 | 10,479 | [4] | |
| October 11 | No. 14 Appalachian State |
| W 24–22 | 9,686 | [5] | |
| October 18 | at The Citadel | No. 22 | W 21–7 | 11,245 | [6] | |
| October 25 | No. 13 East Tennessee State | No. 19 |
| L 28–58 | 9,105 | [7] |
| November 1 | Elon* |
| W 38–20 | 7,817 | [8] | |
| November 8 | at No. 11 Georgia Southern | L 13–30 | 18,269 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | Wofford* |
| W 28–7 | 9,560 | [10] | |
| November 22 | at Chattanooga | W 43–23 | 10,102 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Receiver gives Furman a big boost". The Greenville News. September 6, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SCSU stuns Paladins". The Times and Democrat. September 14, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Freshman QB leads Furman past VMI". The State. September 28, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman tops CaBig win: WCU upsets No. 18 Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ruff saves Furman's day". The Greenville News. October 12, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman puts itself in position". The State. October 19, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSU goes on 48–0 run beat Paladins". The State. October 26, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman runs past Elon". The Herald-Sun. November 2, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seven turnovers prove too costly for Paladins". The Greenville News. November 9, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman offense grinds up Terriers". The State. November 16, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dailer, Furman sack UTC's playoff hopes". The Greenville News. November 23, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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