1982 Furman Paladins football team

1982 Furman Paladins football
1982 Furman Paladins football
SoCon champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 0–17 vs. South Carolina State
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	9–3 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Dick Sheridan (5th season);
Captain	Mike Coleman, Gib McEachran, Briggs Traylor, Billy Hall, Hollis Barton
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Furman $^	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Chattanooga	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Marshall	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a conference mark of 6–1, winning the SoCon title for the third consecutive season. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were defeated by South Carolina State in the first round.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at NC State*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–26	41,300	^[1]
September 18	at Appalachian State		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 27–21	15,500	^[2]
September 25	at No. 20 Chattanooga		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 13–16	6,547	^[3]
October 2	VMI		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 38–3	13,187	^[4]
October 9	Western Carolina		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 12–6	13,250	^[5]
October 16	at South Carolina*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 28–23	56,244	^[6]
October 23	at East Tennessee State	No. T–15	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 20–15	7,500	^[7]
October 30	Davidson*	No. 11	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 63–14	12,136	^[8]
November 6	No. 18 James Madison*	No. 9	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 17–10	12,370	^[9]
November 13	at Marshall	No. 7	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 45–7	7,673	^[10]
November 20	The Citadel	No. 6	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 27–0	13,123	^[11]
November 27	No. 7 South Carolina State*	No. 6	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 0–17	13,865	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game