1981 Furman Paladins football team

1981 Furman Paladins football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tim Sorrells
  • Charlie Anderson
  • Bruce Gheesling
  • Steve O'Neill
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
1981 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 5 2 0 8 3 0
VMI 3 1 1 6 3 1
East Tennessee State 4 2 0 6 5 0
Chattanooga 3 2 1 7 3 1
The Citadel 3 2 1 7 3 1
Western Carolina 3 4 0 4 7 0
Appalachian State 1 5 1 3 7 1
Marshall 1 5 0 2 9 0
Davidson 0 0 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • This conference was a hybrid of I-AA and I-A programs. Davidson was classified as I-AA. The rest of the teams were I-A.

The 1981 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Dick Sheridan, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a conference mark of 5–2, winning the SoCon title for the second consecutive season.