The Furman Paladins football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Furman University located in the state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The school's first football team was fielded in 1889. The 1902 team won a state championship. The team plays its home games at the 16,000 seat Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.
The 1988 Furman Paladins football team, coached by Jimmy Satterfield, won the NCAA Division I Football Championship. Clay Hendrix, who was a member of that championship team, has served as the team's head coach since 2017.
The Paladins have won 15 conference titles, all in the Southern Conference, with seven shared and eight outright.
The Paladins have appeared in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs 20 times with a record of 21âÂÂ19. They were national champions in 1988 and runner-up in 1985 and 2001.
Announced schedules as of January 22, 2026.