NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 17–12 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference
Southern Conference
Record
13–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Jimmy Satterfield (3rd season)
Captain
Jeff Blankenship, Kennet Goldsmith, Julius Dixon
Home stadium
Paladin Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Furman +^
6
–
1
–
0
13
–
2
–
0
No. 6 Marshall +^
6
–
1
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
No. 14 The Citadel ^
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Appalachian State
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
1
Chattanooga
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
VMI
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
East Tennessee State
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Western Carolina
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
The 1988 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Jimmy Satterfield, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a conference mark of 6–1, sharing the SoCon title with Mashall. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Delaware in the first round, Marshall in the quarterfinals, Idaho in the semifinals, and Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.
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