NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 10–23 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Conference
Southern Conference
Record
7–3–2 (4–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Jimmy Satterfield (1st season)
Captain
Jerome Norris Steve Squire Tim Stepp Robbie Gardner
Home stadium
Paladin Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southern Conference football standings
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 6 Appalachian State $^
6
–
0
–
1
9
–
2
–
1
Western Carolina
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
No. 15 Furman ^
4
–
2
–
1
7
–
3
–
2
East Tennessee State
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Marshall
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
1
Chattanooga
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
VMI
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
The Citadel
0
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
The 1986 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Jimmy Satterfield, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 7–3–2 with a conference mark of 4–2–1, placing third in the SoCon.
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