2017 Furman Paladins football team
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. The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.
| 2017 Furman Paladins football | |
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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) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Drew Cronic (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chadd Staggs (1st season) |
| Captain | P. J. Blazejowski, Matthew Schmidt, Jaylan Reid, Dillon Woodruff |
| Home stadium | Paladin Stadium (capacity: 16,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Wofford | ESPN3 | L 23–24 | 7,237 | ||
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Elon* | ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 6,342 | ||
| September 16 | 12:20 p.m. | at NC State* | ACCN | L 16–49 | 56,166 | ||
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate* | STADIUM | W 45–14 | 4,119 | ||
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State |
| ESPN3 | W 56–35 | 7,104 | |
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | W 41–17 | 9,651 | ||
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | VMI |
| ESPN3 | W 42–10 | 7,216 | |
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Mercer |
| 7C/ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 8,108 | |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Western Carolina | ESPN3 | W 28–6 | 9,973 | ||
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel | No. 21 |
| 7C/ESPN3 | W 56–20 | 10,105 |
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Samford | No. 20 | STADIUM | L 20–26 | 4,673 | |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Elon* | No. 22 | ESPN3 | W 28–27 | 2,934 | |
| December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Wofford* | No. 22 |
| ESPN3 | L 10–28 | 5,153 |
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Game summaries
At Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Paladins | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| No. 11 Terriers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Phoenix | 21 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
| Paladins | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
At NC State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Paladins | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Wolfpack | 14 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 49 |
At Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Paladins | 21 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
East Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 35 |
| Paladins | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
At Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Paladins | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Mocs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Keydets | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Paladins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Mercer
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Paladins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
At Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Paladins | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 18 Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| No. 21 Paladins | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
At Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Paladins | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| No. 17 Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
At Elon—FCS First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Paladins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 15 Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
At Wofford—FCS Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 22 Paladins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 8 Terriers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
References
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