The 1984 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a conference mark of 3–3, placing fourth in the SoCon.
| 1984 Furman Paladins football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (3–3 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Rock Hurst Chas Fox Bernard Durham |
| Home stadium | Paladin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Chattanooga $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Western Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Furman | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | South Carolina State* | W 28–10 | 12,766 | [1] | ||
| September 8 | Newberry* |
| W 49–7 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | at NC State* | W 34–30 | 37,200 | [3] | ||
| September 22 | at Marshall | No. 1 | W 38–28 | 18,065 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at No. 20 Chattanooga | No. 1 | L 14–21 | 10,038 | [5] | |
| October 13 | at No. 13 East Tennessee State | No. 6 | W 28–16 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | at Appalachian State | No. 6 | L 14–21 | 17,285 | [7] | |
| October 27 | Western Carolina | No. 12 |
| L 19–20 | 12,514 | [8] |
| November 3 | Davidson |
| W 55–7 | 13,133 | [9] | |
| November 10 | UCF* |
| W 42–6 | 10,162 | [10] | |
| November 17 | No. 15 The Citadel |
| W 42–14 | 12,408 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Gardner-led Paladins defeat S.C. State". The Times and Democrat. September 2, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman blitzes Newberry, 49–7". The Greenville News. September 9, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pack loses to Furman in cat & mouse game". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 16, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins edge Herd". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTC upsets Furman, 21–14". The Times and Democrat. September 30, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman surges past Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 14, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sixth-ranked Furman upended at hands of Appalachian State". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman loses a heartbreaker to rival Western Carolina". The Greenville News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman comes back strong with 55–7 win over Davidson". The Greenville News. November 4, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman dominates outmanned UCF, 42–6". The Orlando Sentinel. November 11, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins eliminate The Citadel from CoConf title". The Index-Journal. November 18, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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