1988 Furman Paladins football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1988 Furman Paladins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
SoCon co-champion
Division I-AA Championship Game, W 17–12 vs. Georgia Southern
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1988 record13–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 poll

The 1988 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman Paladins of Furman University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3South Carolina State*
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 38–0
September 101:00 p.m.at No. 3 (I-A) Clemson*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
L 3–2380,620
September 17Presbyterian*
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 21–0
September 24Newberry*No. 18
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 42–0
October 1VMINo. 15
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 31–13
October 8at No. 4 MarshallNo. T–11
L 10–24
October 15at No. 3 Appalachian StateNo. 20
W 24–925,301[1]
October 29Western CarolinaNo. 10
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 31–0
November 5at ChattanoogaNo. 10
W 10–7
November 12at East Tennessee StateNo. 5
W 31–14
November 19No. 9 The CitadelNo. 5
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 30–17
November 26No. 15 Delaware*No. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 21–7
December 3at No. 6 Marshall*No. 4
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 13–9
December 10No. 1 Idaho*No. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 38–7
December 17vs. No. 2 Georgia Southern*No. 4
  • Holt Arena
  • Pocatello, ID ( NCAA Division I-AA Championship)
ESPNW 17–129,714
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Furman upsets ASU, 24–9". The Greenville News. October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Furman Paladins 1988 Schedule". cfbinfo.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
Stub icon

This college football 1980s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""