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.
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