2019 Furman Paladins football team
2019 Furman Paladins football | |
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 6–42 vs. Austin Peay | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 21 |
FCS Coaches | No. 19 |
Record | 8–5 (6–2 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | George Quarles (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Duane Vaughn (1st season) |
Captain | Andy Godwin, Bo Layton, Donavan Perryman, Jordan Willis |
Home stadium | Paladin Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Preseason polls
[edit]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]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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
[edit]The Paladins placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]
Offense 1st team Bo Layton – OL 2nd team Devin Wynn – RB Andy Godwin – OL Thomas Gordon – WR |
Defense 1st team Adrian Hope – LB 2nd team Elijah McKoy – LB |
Specialists 1st team Grayson Atkins – K |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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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 |
| Nexstar/ESPN+ | W 45–10 | 7,667 | ||
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | No. 16 |
| 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 Citadel![]() | No. 8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||
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Game summaries
[edit]Charleston Southern
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
No. 19 Paladins | 7 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 46 |
At Georgia State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 17 Paladins | 13 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
Panthers | 3 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
At Virginia Tech
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Paladins | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Hokies | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
Mercer
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 17 Paladins | 14 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
East Tennessee State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
No. 16 Paladins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
At Samford
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Paladins | 28 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 58 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
The Citadel
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
No. 8 Paladins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
At Western Carolina
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Paladins | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
Catamounts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At Chattanooga
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Paladins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Mocs | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
VMI
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Keydets | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
No. 9 Paladins | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 60 |
At Wofford
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 9 Paladins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 21 Terriers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Point
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Skyhawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 17 Paladins | 21 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 64 |
At Austin Peay—FCS First Round
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Paladins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
No. 18 Governors | 7 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 42 |
The Paladins were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Austin Peay.[4]
Rankings
[edit]Week | |||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
STATS FCS | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | |
Coaches | 17 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Furman Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.