1979 Furman Paladins football team

The 1979 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a conference mark of 4–3, placing fourth in the SoCon.

1979 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Dick Sheridan (2nd season)
Captains	David Henderson David Lyle Jay Cory
Home stadium	Sirrine Stadium

1979 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–21	55,908
September 15	Presbyterian*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 10–17	9,844
September 22	Chattanooga	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 14–45
September 29	East Tennessee State	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 24–28
October 6	at Wofford*	Snyder Field Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	L 17–27	7,000
October 13	Marshall	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 34–24	5,616
October 20	Appalachian State	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 31–17	13,287
October 27	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 20–21	3,800
November 3	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 63–55	4,500
November 10	Western Carolina	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 23–14	8,854
November 17	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 45–44	20,130
*Non-conference game

Roster

1979 Furman Paladins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 32 Steve Bishop Jr TE 88 Terry Clark So RB 43 Brothel Cole So OL 54 Jay Cory Sr FB 34 Sandy Davis Sr WR 44 Joe Davison Jr WR 24 Mark Grainger Jr RB 31 Mike Glenn So RB 30 Ricky Hall So QB 12 David Henderson Sr OL 77 Joe Holt Sr QB 18 Jeff Johnson So TE 89 Zach Kelehear Jr WR 19 Skip Lax Sr WR 87 Billy Lee So TE 86 Steve McDougall Sr OL 70 Tom Morrish Jr OL 65 Scott Sellers Sr QB 11 Tim Sorrells So OL 61 Stan Stanley Sr FB 35 Mark Taylor Jr OL 67 Bobby Woods Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 28 Chris Buono Jr DB 10 Jeff Burke So LB 55 Ronnie Cox Jr DB 37 Tony Edwards So DB 22 Bruce Fowler Jr LB 51 Bruce Gheesling So DL 76 Dave Lyle Sr DL 78 Ansel Matthews Jr DE 81 Scott Montgomery Sr LB 52 Steve O'Neill So DL 83 Tim Partridge So DB 27 Brent Sanders So LB 56 Jerry Scott Jr DE 84 Larry Scott So DE 62 Jeff Snipes Jr DL 79 Floyd Swilley Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 41 Chris Horton So K 40 Keith Potter So	Head coach Dick Sheridan Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt