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.
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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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
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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.