2023 Furman Paladins football team
The 2023 Furman Paladins football team will represent Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Paladins are led by seventh-year head coach Clay Hendrix and play home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
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| STATS | No. 3 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 3 |
| Record | 6–1 (4–0 SoCon) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Chad Byers (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Justin Roper (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Duane Vaughn (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Paladin Stadium (capacity: 16,000) |
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| No. 3 Furman | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Chattanooga | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Western Carolina | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech* | No. 6 | ESPN+ | W 45–10 | 9,827 | |
| September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | No. 6 | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 21–47 | 78,281 | |
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State* | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 6,993 | |
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 21 Mercer | No. 8 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 9,387 |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel | No. 5 |
| ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 12,157 |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Samford | No. 5 | ESPN+ | W 27–21 | 5,908 | |
| October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Western Carolina | No. 4 | ESPN+ | W 29–17 | 10,736 | |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | No. 3 |
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| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Chattanooga | ESPN+ | ||||
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | VMI |
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| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wofford | ESPN+ | ||||
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Game summaries
at South Carolina (FBS)
Game Two – No. 6 Furman Paladins (1-0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (FBS) (0-1) – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 6 Furman | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| South Carolina (FBS) | 7 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 47 |
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| Statistics | FU | SC |
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| First downs | 16 | 25 |
| Total yards | 65–323 | 77–571 |
| Rushing yards | 31–80 | 39–108 |
| Passing yards | 243 | 463 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–34–1 | 32–38–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:07 | 31:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Furman | Passing | Tyler Huff | 14/24, 129 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jayquan Smith | 8 carries, 30 yards | |
| Receiving | Joshua Harris | 6 receptions, 73 yards | |
| South Carolina | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 25/27, 345 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Dakereon Joyner | 11 carries, 42 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Xavier Legette | 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD |
References
- "2023 Furman Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "2023 FURMAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". Furman Paladins. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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