2019 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 21
FCS CoachesNo. 19
Record8–5 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Quarles (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDuane Vaughn (1st season)
CaptainAndy Godwin, Bo Layton, Donavan Perryman, Jordan Willis
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Wofford $^   7 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 21 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Chattanooga   5 – 3     6 – 6  
The Citadel   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Samford   4 – 4     5 – 7  
VMI   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Mercer   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Western Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 9  
East Tennessee State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Clay Hendrix, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon. Furman received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Austin Peay in the first round. The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Preseason

Preseason polls

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Paladins were picked to finish in second place in both polls.[1][2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wofford 253 (21)
2 Furman 229 (6)
3 East Tennessee State 187 (2)
4 Mercer 146
5 Chattanooga 134
6 Samford 125
7 The Citadel 111
8 Western Carolina 88
9 VMI 32
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wofford 63 (7)
2 Furman 55 (1)
3 East Tennessee State 44 (1)
4 Chattanooga 40
5 Mercer 34
6 Samford 33
7 The Citadel 22
8 Western Carolina 21
9 VMI 12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Paladins placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 1:00 p.m. Charleston Southern* No. 19
ESPN+ W 46–13 6,146
September 7 7:00 p.m. at Georgia State* No. 17
ESPN3 L 42–48 20,351
September 14 12:00 p.m. at Virginia Tech* No. 16
ACCN L 17–24 52,314
September 21 1:00 p.m. Mercer No. 17
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
 Nexstar/ESPN+ W 45–10 7,667
September 28 1:00 p.m. East Tennessee State No. 16
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
 Nexstar/ESPN+ W 17–10 5,031
October 5 3:00 p.m. at Samford No. 14
Nexstar/ESPN+ W 58–14 6,169
October 19 1:00 p.m. The Citadeldagger No. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
 ESPN3 L 10–27 6,603
October 26 3:30 p.m. at Western Carolina No. 14
ESPN3 W 28–7 8,174
November 2 2:00 p.m. at Chattanooga No. 13
ESPN+ W 35–20 7,431
November 9 1:00 p.m. VMI No. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
 ESPN+ W 60–21 7,229
November 16 1:30 p.m. at No. 21 Wofford No. 9
Nexstar/ESPN+ L 7–24 6,457
November 23 1:00 p.m. Point* No. 17
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
 ESPN+ W 64–7 3,207
November 30 1:00 p.m. at No. 18 Austin Peay* No. 16
ESPN3 L 6–42 3,559
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 6 7 0 13
No. 19 Paladins 7 17 8 14 46

See also: 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

At Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Paladins 13 7 8 14 42
Panthers 3 14 21 10 48

See also: 2019 Georgia State Panthers football team

At Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Paladins 0 14 0 3 17
Hokies 3 0 14 7 24

See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 10 0 0 10
No. 17 Paladins 14 14 17 0 45

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team

East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 7 3 0 10
No. 16 Paladins 7 3 0 7 17

See also: 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

At Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Paladins 28 14 10 6 58
Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14

See also: 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 14 6 27
No. 8 Paladins 3 0 0 7 10

See also: 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

At Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Paladins 3 10 15 0 28
Catamounts 7 0 0 0 7

See also: 2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

At Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Paladins 0 14 7 14 35
Mocs 3 9 0 8 20

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 7 14 0 0 21
No. 9 Paladins 15 17 14 14 60

See also: 2019 VMI Keydets football team

At Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Paladins 7 0 0 0 7
No. 21 Terriers 7 7 7 3 24

See also: 2019 Wofford Terriers football team

Point

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 0 7 0 0 7
No. 17 Paladins 21 22 14 7 64

See also: Point Skyhawks football

At Austin Peay—FCS First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Paladins 0 3 0 3 6
No. 18 Governors 7 0 28 7 42

See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

The Paladins were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Austin Peay.[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS1917161716141181413991716
Coaches17111315151411814131071516

References

  1. ^ "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Furman Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.


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