Year: | 1985 |
Team: | Furman Paladins |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southern Conference |
Short Conf: | SoCon |
Record: | 12–2 |
Conf Record: | 6–0 |
Head Coach: | Dick Sheridan |
Hc Year: | 8th |
Captain: | Gene Reeder, Chas Fox, Bobby Lamb |
Stadium: | Paladin Stadium |
Champion: | SoCon champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game |
Bowl Result: | L 42–44 vs. Georgia Southern |
The 1985 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a conference mark of 6–0, winning the SoCon title. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Rhode Island in the quarterfinals, Nevada in the semifinals, and were upset by Georgia Southern in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.
A.Before the start of the season, Southern Conference directors elected to make this game count as a conference game for Davidson, but not for Furman.[1]