The 1979 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a conference mark of 4–3, placing fourth in the SoCon.[1]
| 1979 Furman Paladins football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–3 SoCon) |
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| Captain | David Henderson David Lyle Jay Cory |
| Home stadium | Sirrine Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at Clemson* | L 0–21 | 55,908 | [2][3] | |
| September 15 | Presbyterian* | L 10–17 | 9,844 | [4] | |
| September 22 | Chattanooga |
| L 14–45 | [5] | |
| September 29 | East Tennessee State |
| L 24–28 | [6] | |
| October 6 | at Wofford* |
| L 17–27 | 7,000 | [7] |
| October 13 | Marshall |
| W 34–24 | 5,616 | [8] |
| October 20 | Appalachian State |
| W 31–17 | 13,287 | [9] |
| October 27 | at VMI | L 20–21 | 3,800 | [10] | |
| November 3 | at Davidson | W 63–55 | 4,500 | [11] | |
| November 10 | Western Carolina |
| W 23–14 | 8,854 | [12] |
| November 17 | at The Citadel | W 45–44 | 20,130 | [13] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1979 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "Furman fails to tame Clemson". The Greenville News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1980". Clemson University. 1980. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "PC Blue Hose pull off another upset". The Times and Democrat. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers bury Furman". The Greenville News. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Whew! Buccaneers rally to trip Furman". Kingsport Times-News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers sink Furman 27–17". The State. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman snaps losing streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins slam door on Apps". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI kills rally to trip Furman". The State. October 28, 1976. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman 63, Davidson 55 Honest! It's a football score". The State. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman defense stymies Western Carolina 23–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman survives Russell-led Citadel attack, wins 45–44". The State. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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