1991 Furman Paladins football team

The 1991 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Jimmy Satterfield, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, finishing fourth in the SoCon.

1991 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Jimmy Satterfield (6th season)
Captains	Eric Walter Allen Edwards Venton Bell Taylor Quarles
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium

1991 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Appalachian State $^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 8 Marshall ^	5	–	2	–	0			11	–	4	–	0
No. T–20 The Citadel	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. T–20 Furman	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
East Tennessee State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Connecticut*	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–24	9,108
September 14	Liberty*	No. 6	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 31–7	14,014
September 21	Presbyterian*	No. 3	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 52–7	12,511
September 28	at Western Carolina	No. 3	Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 42–14	12,445
October 5	at VMI	No. 2	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 46–28	8,223
October 12	No. 13 Marshall	No. 2	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 35–38	16,125
October 19	No. 16 Appalachian State	No. 9	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 23–26 3OT	13,082
November 2	East Tennessee State	No. 13	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 52–23	12,922
November 9	at Georgia Tech*	No. 11	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 17–19	40,039
November 16	Chattanooga	No. 12	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 24–21	16,579
November 23	at The Citadel	No. 10	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 6–10	21,623
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game