1974 Furman Paladins football team

1974 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

The 1974 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Art Baker in his second year as head coach, William & Mary Furman the season 5–6 overall and 2–4 in SoCon play to place seventh.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 0–7		^[1]
September 21	Presbyterian*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 22–19
September 28	William & Mary	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 10–0
October 5	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	W 24–14
October 12	East Carolina	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 12–15	16,800	^[2]
October 19	at East Tennessee State*	University Stadium Johnson City, TN	L 13–24
October 26	Wofford*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 21–10
November 2	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 3–27	12,291	^[3]
November 9	Lenoir–Rhyne*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 14–10
November 16	The Citadel	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 0–24		^[4]
November 23	Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 10–16	7,800
*Non-conference game

1974 Furman Paladins football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`11`	David Whitehurst	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Freeman, Henry (August 8, 1974). "Southern Coaches Worried By Furman". The Greenville News – via Newspapers.com.

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National championship seasons in bold

1974 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
VMI $		5	–	1		7	–	4
Appalachian State		4	–	1		6	–	5
East Carolina		3	–	3		7	–	4
Richmond		3	–	3		5	–	5
The Citadel		3	–	4		4	–	7
William & Mary		2	–	3		4	–	7
Furman		2	–	4		5	–	6
Davidson		0	–	3		2	–	7

$ – Conference champion