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American college football season
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 .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. at No. 11 Wofford ESPN3 L 23–247,237
September 9 1:00 p.m. Elon * ESPN3 L 31–346,342
September 16 12:20 p.m. at NC State * ACCN L 16–4956,166
September 23 1:00 p.m. at Colgate * STADIUM W 45–144,119
September 30 1:00 p.m. East Tennessee State Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC ESPN3 W 56–357,104
October 7 4:00 p.m. at Chattanooga ESPN3 W 41–179,651
October 14 1:00 p.m. VMI Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC ESPN3 W 42–107,216
October 21 1:30 p.m. Mercer Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC 7C/ESPN3 W 28–218,108
October 28 3:30 p.m. at No. 18 Western Carolina ESPN3 W 28–69,973
November 11 2:00 p.m. The Citadel No. 21 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry ) 7C/ESPN3 W 56–2010,105
November 18 3:00 p.m. at No. 17 Samford No. 20 STADIUM L 20–264,673
November 25 2:00 p.m. at No. 15 Elon* No. 22 ESPN3 W 28–272,934
December 2 2:00 p.m. at No. 8 Wofford* No. 22 Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (NCAA Division I Second Round) ESPN3 L 10–285,153
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
at Wofford
1
2
3
4
Total
Paladins
3
7
7
6
23
No. 11 Terriers
7
3
0
14
24
Elon
1
2
3
4
Total
Phoenix
21
0
3
10
34
Paladins
0
10
21
0
31
at NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
Paladins
3
10
0
3
16
Wolfpack
14
14
21
0
49
at Colgate
1
2
3
4
Total
Paladins
21
17
7
0
45
Raiders
0
7
7
0
14
East Tennessee State
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
7
10
0
18
35
Paladins
14
14
14
14
56
at Chattanooga
1
2
3
4
Total
Paladins
7
20
7
7
41
Mocs
3
7
0
7
17
VMI
1
2
3
4
Total
Keydets
0
10
0
0
10
Paladins
7
7
14
14
42
Mercer
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
0
14
0
21
Paladins
0
14
7
7
28
at Western Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
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
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
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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