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American college football season
The 2017 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Clay Hendrix and played their home games at Paladin Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference.[2] They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Wofford in the second round.
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 | | - Paladin Stadium
- Greenville, SC
| 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 | | - 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 | | | 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 | | 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 |
Paladins
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
6 |
23 |
No. 11 Terriers
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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53–30–7
|
2016
|
L 27–34
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Elon
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Phoenix
|
21
|
0
|
3
|
10 |
34 |
Paladins
|
0
|
10
|
21
|
0 |
31 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
11–6
|
2013
|
L 25–28
|
at NC State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Paladins
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
3 |
16 |
Wolfpack
|
14
|
14
|
21
|
0 |
49 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
8–4–4
|
1985
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W 42–20
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at Colgate
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Paladins
|
21
|
17
|
7
|
0 |
45 |
Raiders
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
2–0
|
2010
|
W 45–15
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East Tennessee State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Buccaneers
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
18 |
35 |
Paladins
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
56 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
24–7
|
2016
|
W 52–7
|
at Chattanooga
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Paladins
|
7
|
20
|
7
|
7 |
41 |
Mocs
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
19–27
|
2016
|
L 21–41
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VMI
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Keydets
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Paladins
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
42 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
25–9
|
2016
|
W 24–10
|
Mercer
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
21 |
Paladins
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
7–6–2
|
2016
|
L 24–27
|
at Western Carolina
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Paladins
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
No. 18 Catamounts
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
6 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
30–12–2
|
2016
|
W 49–21
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The Citadel
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
6 |
20 |
No. 21 Paladins
|
14
|
21
|
14
|
7 |
56 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
58–35–3
|
2016
|
L 14–19
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at Samford
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 20 Paladins
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
3 |
20 |
No. 17 Bulldogs
|
7
|
10
|
6
|
3 |
26 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
10–9
|
2016
|
L 21–38
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FCS Playoffs
at Elon–First Round
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 22 Paladins
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
No. 15 Phoenix
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
6 |
27 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
11–7
|
9/9/17
|
L 31–34
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at Wofford–Second Round
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 22 Paladins
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
No. 8 Terriers
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
53–31–7
|
9/2/17
|
L 23–24
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