1985 Furman Paladins football team
American college football season
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The 1985 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a conference mark of 6–0, winning the SoCon title. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Rhode Island in the quarterfinals, Nevada in the semifinals, and were upset by Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record12–2 (6–0 SoCon)
Headcoach
- Dick Sheridan (8th season)
Captains
- Gene Reeder
- Chas Fox
- Bobby Lamb
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SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, L 42–44 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 12–2 (6–0 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Paladin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–2 Furman $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–12 Appalachian State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at South Carolina State* | W 38–31 | [1] | |||
| September 14 | Newberry* | L 21–24 | [2] | |||
| September 21 | at Western Carolina | W 31–27 | 12,635 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | at NC State* | No. 18 | W 42–20 | 36,600 | [4] | |
| October 5 | at Davidson*A | No. 10 | W 58–7 | 4,000 | [5] | |
| October 12 | No. 7 Marshall | No. 9 |
| W 34–3 | 11,072 | [6] |
| October 19 | East Tennessee State | No. 5 |
| W 35–31 | [7] | |
| October 26 | No. 15 Appalachian State | No. 5 |
| W 21–7 | 12,224 | [8] |
| November 2 | Mars Hill* | No. 2 |
| W 34–10 | 13,854 | [9] |
| November 16 | at The Citadel | No. 2 | W 42–0 | 29,592 | [10] | |
| November 23 | Chattanooga | No. 2 |
| W 28–0 | 13,134 | [11] |
| December 7 | No. 7 Rhode Island* | No. 2 |
| W 59–15 | 9,454 | [12] |
| December 14 | at No. T–2 Nevada* | No. T–2 |
| W 35–12 | 10,461 | [13] |
| December 21 | vs. No. 9 Georgia Southern* | No. T–2 | L 42–44 | 5,306 | [14] | |
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