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 9âÂÂ1âÂÂ1 with a conference mark of 7âÂÂ0, winning the SoCon title.