2017 Furman Paladins football team

2017 Furman Paladins football
2017 Furman Paladins football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 10–28 vs. Wofford
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 22
FCS Coaches	No. 25
Record	8–5 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Clay Hendrix (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Drew Cronic (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Staggs (1st season)
Captains	P. J. Blazejowski; Matthew Schmidt; Jaylan Reid; Dillon Woodruff;
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Clay Hendrix, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second-place in the SoCon. Furman received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to the SoCon champion, Wofford, in the second round.^[1] The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

STATSNo. 22

FCS CoachesNo. 25

Record8–5 (6–2 SoCon)

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2017 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Wofford $^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 18 Samford ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 19 Furman ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
Western Carolina	5	–	3	7	–	5
Mercer	4	–	4	5	–	6
The Citadel	3	–	5	5	–	6
Chattanooga	3	–	5	3	–	8
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	4	–	7
VMI	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Wofford		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 23–24	7,237
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Elon*		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 31–34	6,342
September 16	12:20 p.m.	at NC State*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 16–49	56,166
September 23	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate*		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	STADIUM	W 45–14	4,119
September 30	1:00 p.m.	East Tennessee State		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 56–35	7,104
October 7	4:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	W 41–17	9,651
October 14	1:00 p.m.	VMI		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 42–10	7,216
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Mercer		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	7C/ESPN3	W 28–21	8,108
October 28	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Western Carolina		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN3	W 28–6	9,973
November 11	2:00 p.m.	The Citadel	No. 21	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	7C/ESPN3	W 56–20	10,105
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Samford	No. 20	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	STADIUM	L 20–26	4,673
November 25	2:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Elon*	No. 22	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 28–27	2,934
December 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Wofford*	No. 22	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 10–28	5,153
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	3	7	7	6	23
No. 11 Terriers	7	3	0	14	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	21	0	3	10	34
Paladins	0	10	21	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	3	10	0	3	16
Wolfpack	14	14	21	0	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	21	17	7	0	45
Raiders	0	7	7	0	14

Schedule

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	14	6	20
No. 21 Paladins	14	21	14	7	56