2008 Furman Paladins football team

The 2008 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a conference mark of 4–4, finishing tied for fourth in the SoCon.

2008 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoel Bell, Brantley Kendall, William Middleton
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
2008 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Appalachian State $^  8 –0   11 –3  
No. 9 Wofford ^  7 –1   9 –3  
No. 17 Elon  6 –2   8 –4  
Furman  4 –4   7 –5  
Samford  4 –4   6 –5  
Georgia Southern  4 –4   6 –5  
The Citadel  2 –6   4 –8  
Western Carolina  1 –7   3 –9  
Chattanooga  0 –8   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Mars Hill*
W 62–148,419[1]
September 6at Virginia Tech*
L 7–2466,233[2]
September 13at Colgate*
W 42–215,857[3]
September 20No. 6 Delaware*No. 23
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 23–2112,781[4]
September 27ChattanoogaNo. 16
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–109,017[5]
October 4at No. 7 ElonNo. 15
L 10–317,469[6]
October 11Western CarolinaNo. 20
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–2110,078[7]
October 18No. 24 The CitadelNo. 19
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 34–209,644[8]
October 25at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 18
L 14–2627,848[9]
November 1at SamfordNo. 18
W 28–275,773[10]
November 15Georgia SouthernNo. 16
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 10–1710,496[11]
November 22at No. 10 WoffordNo. 20
L 10–359,654[12]

References
  1. "Furman crushes Mars Hill". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hokies get back to basics in win". The News and Observer. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Smith, Willie T. (September 14, 2008). "Furman's offense rolls at Colgate". The Greenville News. p. 5C. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Furman tops 'underachieving' Hens". The News Journal. September 21, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mocs no challenge for Furman". The Greenville News. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman can't solve Elon's Riddle". The News and Observer. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Furman squeezes by WCU". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Furman topples Citadel". The State. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mountaineers regroup to pull past Paladins". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "No. 18 Paladins pass road test against Samford". The Greenville News. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Georgia Southern edges 14th-ranked Furman, 17–10". The Times and Democrat. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Terriers too much for Furman". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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