1986-87 Furman Paladins — schedule and results

The 1986-87 Furman Paladins went 17-12 (10-6 in the Southern) under head coach Butch Estes. Simple Rating System: -4.05.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1986-12-01at Alabama Crimson TideL 69–96Memorial Coliseum
1986-12-13at Western Carolina CatamountsW 79–65Ramsey Center
1986-12-15at UNC Asheville BulldogsL 62–65Charlie Justice Center
1986-12-17vs Winthrop EaglesW 66–59Memorial Auditorium
1986-12-22neutral North Carolina Tar HeelsL 65–95
1987-01-03vs App State MountaineersW 73–56Memorial Auditorium
1987-01-05at DePaul Blue DemonsL 64–81Rosemont Horizon
1987-01-10vs Western Carolina CatamountsW 71–49Memorial Auditorium
1987-01-14at Clemson TigersL 77–94Littlejohn Coliseum
1987-01-17vs VMI KeydetsW 90–71Memorial Auditorium
1987-01-19vs Marshall Thundering HerdL 72–76Memorial Auditorium
1987-01-22at The Citadel BulldogsW 93–77McAlister Field House
1987-01-24at East Tennessee State BuccaneersW 62–61Memorial Center
1987-01-26vs Davidson WildcatsL 60–68Memorial Auditorium
1987-01-29at Chattanooga MocsL 64–87UTC Arena
1987-01-31at Winthrop EaglesW 69–62Winthrop Coliseum
1987-02-02at App State MountaineersW 81–75Varsity Gym
1987-02-05vs East Tennessee State BuccaneersW 81–69Memorial Auditorium
1987-02-07at Marshall Thundering HerdL 61–82Cam Henderson Center
1987-02-09at VMI KeydetsW 84–78Cameron Hall
1987-02-12at Davidson WildcatsL 76–78Johnston Gym
1987-02-19vs The Citadel BulldogsW 80–69Memorial Auditorium
1987-02-21vs Chattanooga MocsL 56–61Memorial Auditorium
1987-02-27neutral The Citadel BulldogsW 85–78Asheville Civic Center Arena
1987-02-28neutral Marshall Thundering HerdL 64–77Asheville Civic Center Arena

Furman Paladins program history · All Division I programs · Hoopsipedia home

Hoopsipedia
Hpsipedia
EST. 2025 · VOL. II · NCAA OFFICIAL RECORDS
● 360 PROGRAMS · VERIFIED
★ ★ ★ The complete record of college basketball ★ ★ ★
Hpsipedia
★ Built for banter. Backed by the record book. ★
THE MAIN EVENT
Program 1
?
VS
since 1900
Program 2
?
Try:
✦ Ask Hoopsipedia AI
THE RECORD BOOK

All-time wins

Full leaderboard →
Rank Team All-Time Wins

On this day

SPOTLIGHT

AP Top 25

All rankings →
DISCOVER

More to argue about

Rankings Deep Dive
Who's REALLY a blue blood?
Our composite HTSS ranking of all-time program strength. See how every team stacks up across 100+ years.
EXPLORE →
Time Machine
Travel back to any season
See who was #1, who was rising, and who was falling. Every season from 1949 to today.
EXPLORE →
Coach Trees
The coaching lineages
From Dean Smith to Roy Williams to Hubert Davis — trace the family trees of college basketball's greatest coaches.
EXPLORE →

2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket

Last updated: --:--:--
For the best bracket experience, view on a desktop or rotate your device to landscape.

Team Rankings

Rank Team Conference All-Time Wins

Teams

★ ★ The architects ★ ★

COACHES

Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.

SETTLE A DEBATE
Compare Coaches
VS
FILTER BY TIER:
# COACH RECORD WIN % SCHOOL(S) YEARS BEST SEASON / LEGACY
Ask Hoopsipedia BETA
Hi! I'm the Hoopsipedia Assistant. I can look up team histories, compare programs, explore rankings, and more. Try asking: