2016 Furman Paladins football team

The 2016 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bruce Fowler in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon. The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

2016 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Bruce Fowler (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Sorrells (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Gillenwater (2nd season)
Captain	Trey Robinson, Reese Hannon, Duncan Fletcher
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium

2016 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 The Citadel $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
No. 9 Wofford ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 13 Chattanooga ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 23 Samford ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Mercer		4	–	4					6	–	5
Furman		3	–	5					3	–	8
East Tennessee State		2	–	6					5	–	6
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
VMI		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Fowler resigned on December 2. He finished at Furman with a six-year record of 27–43.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at No. 12 (FBS) Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 13–28	74,516
September 10	6:00 pm	at No. 15 The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 14–19	12,009
September 17	7:00 pm	No. 6 Chattanooga	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 14–21	5,347
September 24	6:00 pm	at No. 17 Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	L 21–41	10,311
October 1	3:00 pm	Kennesaw State*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 42–52	6,970
October 8	12:00 pm	Samford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 21–38	4,587
October 15	12:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	Kermit Tipton Stadium Johnson City, TN	SDN	W 52–7	6,052
October 29	1:30 pm	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN3	W 24–10	5,610
November 5	1:30 pm	Wofford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 27–34	7,834
November 12	4:00 pm	Western Carolina	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 49–21	4,117
November 19	3:00 pm	at Mercer	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	FSN	L 24–27	10,712
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	3	3	7	13
#12 (FBS) Spartans	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team

At The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	7	0	7	0	14
#15 Bulldogs	7	6	0	6	19

See also: 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Mocs	0	7	14	0	21
Paladins	0	0	0	14	14

See also: 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	7	7	7	21
#17 Chanticleers	7	20	7	7	41

See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	21	28	0	3	52
Paladins	0	14	21	7	42

See also: 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	7	7	38
Paladins	0	14	0	7	21

See also: 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team

At East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	21	14	14	3	52
Buccaneers	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

At VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	7	10	7	0	24
Keydets	3	0	0	7	10

See also: 2016 VMI Keydets football team

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	7	13	0	14	34
Paladins	6	7	14	0	27

See also: 2016 Wofford Terriers football team

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	14	0	7	0	21
Paladins	7	6	22	14	49

See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

At Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	9	8	7	24
Bears	7	3	7	10	27

See also: 2016 Mercer Bears football team