1988 Furman Paladins football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA champion SoCon co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 17–12 vs. Georgia Southern | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 13–2 (6–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Jeff Blankenship, Kennet Goldsmith, Julius Dixon |
Home stadium | Paladin Stadium |
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No. 4 Furman +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Marshall +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 The Citadel ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Jimmy Satterfield, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a conference mark of 6–1, sharing the SoCon title with Mashall. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Delaware in the first round, Marshall in the quarterfinals, Idaho in the semifinals, and Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | South Carolina State* | W 38–0 | 13,837 | [1] | |||
September 10 | at No. 3 (I-A) Clemson* | L 3–23 | 80,620 | [2] | |||
September 17 | Presbyterian* |
| W 21–0 | 8,646 | [3] | ||
September 24 | Newberry* | No. 18 |
| W 42–0 | 15,180 | [4] | |
October 1 | VMI | No. 15 |
| W 31–13 | [5] | ||
October 8 | at No. 4 Marshall | No. T–11 | L 10–24 | 19,371 | [6] | ||
October 15 | at No. 3 Appalachian State | No. 20 | W 24–9 | 25,301 | [7] | ||
October 29 | Western Carolina | No. 10 |
| W 31–0 | 13,014 | [8] | |
November 5 | at Chattanooga | No. 10 | W 10–7 | 4,105 | [9] | ||
November 12 | at East Tennessee State | No. 5 | W 31–14 | 4,644 | [10] | ||
November 19 | No. 9 The Citadel | No. 5 |
| W 30–17 | 16,460 | [11] | |
November 26 | No. 15 Delaware* | No. 4 |
| W 21–7 | 7,487 | [12] | |
December 3 | at No. 6 Marshall* | No. 4 |
| W 13–9 | 16,829 | [13] | |
December 10 | No. 1 Idaho* | No. 4 |
| W 38–7 | 11,635 | [14][15] | |
December 17 | vs. No. 2 Georgia Southern* | No. 4 | ESPN | W 17–12 | 9,714 | [16] | |
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