2004 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record10–3 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainMike Killian, Cam Newton, Brian Bratton, Ben Bainbridge
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Furman $^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 10 Georgia Southern $^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 18 Wofford   4 – 3     8 – 3  
Appalachian State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Western Carolina   2 – 5     4 – 7  
The Citadel   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Elon   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2004 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Jacksonville State in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, James Madison, in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4Presbyterian*No. 7
W 52–712,817[1]
September 11at Samford*No. 5
W 45–109,053[2]
September 18at Gardner–Webb*No. 4
W 36–66,009[3]
September 25at Pittsburgh*No. 2
L 38–41 OT35,121[4]
October 2Western CarolinaNo. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 31–1014,412[5]
October 9at No. 21 Appalachian StateNo. 2
FSNSL 29–3015,311[6]
October 16The CitadelNo. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 33–1414,481[7]
October 23at ElonNo. 7
W 10–04,872[8]
November 6No. 2 Georgia SouthernNo. 3
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 29–2217,145[9]
November 13at No. 12 WoffordNo. 2
W 31–2412,042[10]
November 20ChattanoogaNo. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 51–3111,692[11]
November 27No. 13 Jacksonville State*No. 2
W 49–77,051[12]
December 4No. 8 James Madison*No. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
ESPNGPL 13–148,812[13]

References

  1. ^ "Ingle has big game in debut for Paladins". The State. September 5, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Paladins stay in high gear, whip Bulldogs". The Greenville News. September 12, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Paladins pull away". The Greenville News. September 19, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pitt slips past Furman in OT". The Indiana Gazette. September 26, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman capitalizes on WCU's mistakes to win big at home". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 3, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "ASU stuns Furman thanks to Williams' record day passing". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman avenges losses". The State. October 17, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Paladins slide past Phoenix". The Greenville News. October 24, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Paladins ground Georgia Southern". The Times and Democrat. November 7, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Paladins put Terriers away". The Greenville News. November 14, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Furman rips Mocs". The Herald. November 21, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "One and done, Paladins overwhelm Gamecocks for easy victory in first round of I-AA playoffs". The Anniston Star. November 28, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "JMU squeezes past Furman behind 1-yard TD from Hines at :28". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 5, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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