Orlando Ruff, Jay Thier, Jeremy Osborne, Jody Wade
Home stadium
Paladin Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^
7
–
1
10
–
3
No. 15 Appalachian State
6
–
2
7
–
4
East Tennessee State
5
–
3
7
–
4
Furman
5
–
3
7
–
4
The Citadel
4
–
4
6
–
5
Chattanooga
4
–
4
7
–
4
Western Carolina
3
–
5
3
–
8
Wofford
2
–
6
3
–
7
VMI
0
–
8
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
The 1997 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, finishing tied for third in the SoCon.
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