The 1983 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 10–2–1 with a conference mark of 6–0–1, winning the SoCon title for the fourth consecutive season. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals and were upset by Western Carolina in the semifinals.
| 1983 Furman Paladins football | |
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SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 7–14 vs. Western Carolina | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 10–2–1 (6–0–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | David Charpia, Ernest Gibson |
| Home stadium | Paladin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Furman $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Western Carolina ^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at South Carolina State* | L 3–13 | 14,823 | [1] | ||
| September 10 | Carson–Newman* | W 52–7 | 9,226 | [2] | ||
| September 17 | at Georgia Tech* | W 17–14 | 24,311 | [3] | ||
| September 24 | Marshall | No. 5 |
| W 31–7 | 8,514 | [4] |
| October 1 | at VMI | No. 6 | W 49–0 | 5,900 | [5] | |
| October 15 | at Western Carolina | No. 5 | T 17–17 | 11,642 | [6] | |
| October 22 | Appalachian State | No. 8 |
| W 49–0 | 14,973 | [7] |
| October 29 | at Davidson | No. 8 | W 55–7 | 3,800 | [8] | |
| November 5 | East Tennessee State | No. 4 |
| W 28–7 | 12,165 | [9] |
| November 12 | Chattanooga | No. 4 |
| W 28–14 | 10,021 | [10] |
| November 19 | at The Citadel | No. T–2 | W 49–21 | 17,890 | [11] | |
| December 3 | No. T–13 Boston University | No. 2 |
| W 35–16 | 7,879 | [12] |
| December 10 | No. 9 Western Carolina | No. 2 |
| L 7–14 | 13,034 | [13] |
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References
edit- ^ "S.C. State rallies to defeat Furman, 13–3". The Times and Democrat. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jennings, Lamb lead Furman over Carson-Newman in 52–7 drubbing". The Times and Democrat. September 11, 1983. p. 4b. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech upset by Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman does precision work in 31–7 victory over Marshall". The Greenville News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Keydets routed". Daily Press. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats, Furman settle for 17–17 deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman routs injury-riddled Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman rolls over Davidson in 2nd half". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big plays send Bucs to defeat". Johnson City Press. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Heisman-like' Jennings effort rallies Furman past UTC 28–14". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman's still champ". The Greenville Newa. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BU and Holy Cross end up by losing out". The Boston Globe. December 4, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Finally, Cats beat Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 11, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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