# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Wofford | | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC (rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 23–24 | 7,237 |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Elon* | | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 6,342 |
| September 16 | 12:20 p.m. | at NC State* | | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN | L 16–49 | 56,166 |
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate* | | Crown Field at Andy Kerr StadiumHamilton, NY | STADIUM | W 45–14 | 4,119 |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | W 56–35 | 7,104 |
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | ESPN3 | W 41–17 | 9,651 |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | VMI | | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | W 42–10 | 7,216 |
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Mercer | | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | 7C/ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 8,108 |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Western Carolina | | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN3 | W 28–6 | 9,973 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel | No. 21 | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC (rivalry) | 7C/ESPN3 | W 56–20 | 10,105 |
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Samford | No. 20 | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | STADIUM | L 20–26 | 4,673 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Elon* | No. 22 | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | W 28–27 | 2,934 |
| December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Wofford* | No. 22 | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 10–28 | 5,153 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 |