Dick Sheridan

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Dick Sheridan (August 9, 1941 – July 6, 2023) was an American college football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1978 to 1985 and North Carolina State University from 1986 to 1992, compiling a career college football record of 121–52–5. A 1964 graduate of the University of South Carolina, Sheridan coached the Furman Paladins to a 69–23–2 record over eight seasons. His Furman teams won six Southern Conference championships and scored two wins over NC State. In 1985, he was named the AFCA Division I-AA Coach of the Year. His record at NC State was 52–29–3 over seven seasons. He led the Wolfpack to six bowl games. Sheridan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2020.

A native of Augusta, Georgia, Sheridan graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1964. He began his coaching career in the high school football ranks in the state of South Carolina. Sheridan compiled a record of 37–8–1 as a high school head coach and led Orangeburg-Wilkinson Senior High School to the Class AAAA state title in 1971. He joined the staff at Furman in 1973 as quarterbacks and receivers coach.^[1]

Sheridan died on July 6, 2023, near Garden City, South Carolina, at the age of 81.^[2]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (1978–1985)
1978	Furman	8–3	4–1	T–1st
1979	Furman	5–6	4–3	4th
1980	Furman	9–1–1	7–0	1st
1981	Furman	8–3	5–2	1st
1982	Furman	9–3	6–1	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1983	Furman	10–2–1	6–0–1	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
1984	Furman	8–3	3–3	4th
1985	Furman	12–2	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Championship
Furman:		69–23–2	41–10–1
NC State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1986–1992)
1986	NC State	8–3–1	5–2	T–2nd	L Peach
1987	NC State	4–7	4–3	T–3rd
1988	NC State	8–3–1	4–2–1	3rd	W Peach	17
1989	NC State	7–5	4–3	T–4th	L Copper
1990	NC State	7–5	3–4	6th	W All-American
1991	NC State	9–3	5–2	T–2nd	L Peach	25	24
1992	NC State	9–3–1	6–2	2nd	L Gator^†	15	17
NC State:		52–29–3	31–18–1
Total:		121–52–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
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