1977 Furman Paladins football team

The 1977 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth season under head coach Art Baker, Furman compiled a 4–5–2 record, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the SoCon.^[1]

1977 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–5–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Art Baker (5th season)
Captains	Jimmy Neal Oliver Cooper Bobby Church
Home stadium	Sirrine Stadium
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga +	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
VMI +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Furman	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Western Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Appalachian State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Marshall	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions VMI's games against William & Mary, East Carolina, and Richmond and Marshall's game against Louisville were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 13–24	20,200	[2]
September 17	East Tennessee State*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 42–12	13,000	[3]
September 24	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 17–7	9,000	[4]
October 1	Western Carolina	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	T 24–24	10,000	[5]
October 8	at Wofford*	Snyder Field Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	L 7–13		[6]
October 15	Marshall	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 42–24	12,000	[7]
October 22	Appalachian State	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 28–20	9,500	[8]
October 29	Presbyterian*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	T 13–13	10,200	[9]
November 5	at Richmond*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 13–19	12,000	[10]
November 12	VMI	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 28–31	10,000	[11]
November 19	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 3–10		[12]
*Non-conference game