1999 Furman Paladins football team

The 1999 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a conference mark of 7–1, sharing the SoCon title with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset by UMass in the first round.

1999 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Booth, Ben Hall, John Keith, Stuart Rentz
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
1999 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   13 –2  
No. 9 Appalachian State ^  7 –1   9 –3  
No. 12 Furman ^  7 –1   9 –3  
Wofford  5 –3   6 –5  
East Tennessee State  4 –4   6 –5  
Chattanooga  3 –5   5 –6  
Western Carolina  2 –6   3 –8  
The Citadel  1 –7   2 –9  
VMI  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Elon*
L 22–247,152[1]
September 18at William & Mary*
W 52–66,390[2]
September 25VMI
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 58–011,212[3]
October 2at Western Carolina
W 27–1911,818[4]
October 9No. 3 Appalachian State
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–2113,052[5]
October 16at The CitadelNo. 18
W 31–1714,629[6]
October 23No. 13 East Tennessee StateNo. 14
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 48–2112,572[7][8]
October 30at North Carolina*No. 12
W 28–333,000[9]
November 6at No. 4 Georgia SouthernNo. 7
L 38–4118,636[10]
November 13WoffordNo. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 30–314,177[11][12]
November 20at ChattanoogaNo. 9
W 40–356,676[13]
November 27No. 10 UMass*No. 7
L 23–30 OT7,215[14]

References
  1. "Furman signs lament of missed opportunities". The Greenville News. September 5, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Host W&M falls hard to Furman". Daily Press. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Paladins blank VMI". The Herald. September 26, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Catamounts claw, but lose ground in SoCon". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Paladins pull off major upset". The Greenville News. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman, QB whip Citadel; Paladins claim first place". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Furman 48, East Tennessee St. 21". The Herald. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Paladins show who's the real SoCon power". Johnson City Press. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Heels hit a new low; I-AA Furman routs UNC". The News and Observer. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Paladins' rally gets clocked". The Greenville News. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "AREA SUMMARIES - Furman 30, Wofford 3". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  12. "Furman secures first-place tie". The State. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Furman holds off Chattanooga". The Times and Democrat. November 21, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Mass. produced; Minutemen create win in overtime". The Boston Globe. November 28, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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