1980 Furman Paladins football team

1980 Furman Paladins football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–1–1 (7–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jeff Snipes
  • Kevin Morgan
  • Steve Bishop
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
1980 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 7 0 0 9 1 1
Chattanooga 5 2 0 8 3 0
Appalachian State 4 2 1 6 4 1
The Citadel 3 2 0 7 4 0
Western Carolina 2 4 1 3 7 1
VMI 1 4 1 3 7 1
East Tennessee State 1 4 0 2 9 0
Marshall 0 5 1 2 8 1
Davidson 0 0 0 5 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • This conference was a hybrid of I-A and I-AA programs. Davidson was classified as I-AA. The rest of the teams were I-A.

The 1980 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a conference mark of 7–0, winning the SoCon title.