1997 Furman Paladins football team

1997 Furman Paladins football
1997 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Johnson (4th season);
Captain	Orlando Ruff, Jay Thier, Jeremy Osborne, Jody Wade
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, finishing tied for third in the SoCon.

1997 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 15 Appalachian State	6	–	2	7	–	4
East Tennessee State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Furman	5	–	3	7	–	4
The Citadel	4	–	4	6	–	5
Chattanooga	4	–	4	7	–	4
Western Carolina	3	–	5	3	–	8
Wofford	2	–	6	3	–	7
VMI	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Samford*	No. 13	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 29–10	4,763	^[1]
September 13	at South Carolina State*	No. 10	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	L 6–17	6,626	^[2]
September 27	VMI	No. 18	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 35–14	7,175	^[3]
October 4	at Western Carolina	No. 18	Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 16–17	10,479	^[4]
October 11	No. 14 Appalachian State		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 24–22	9,686	^[5]
October 18	at The Citadel	No. 22	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 21–7	11,245	^[6]
October 25	No. 13 East Tennessee State	No. 19	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 28–58	9,105	^[7]
November 1	Elon*		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 38–20	7,817	^[8]
November 8	at No. 11 Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 13–30	18,269	^[9]
November 15	Wofford*		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 28–7	9,560	^[10]
November 22	at Chattanooga		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 43–23	10,102	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Receiver gives Furman a big boost". The Greenville News. September 6, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SCSU stuns Paladins". The Times and Democrat. September 14, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Freshman QB leads Furman past VMI". The State. September 28, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman tops CaBig win: WCU upsets No. 18 Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ruff saves Furman's day". The Greenville News. October 12, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman puts itself in position". The State. October 19, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ETSU goes on 48–0 run beat Paladins". The State. October 26, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman runs past Elon". The Herald-Sun. November 2, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Seven turnovers prove too costly for Paladins". The Greenville News. November 9, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman offense grinds up Terriers". The State. November 16, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dailer, Furman sack UTC's playoff hopes". The Greenville News. November 23, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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