2023 Furman Paladins football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorChad Byers (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJustin Roper (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDuane Vaughn (5th season)
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
2023 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Furman $^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 14 Chattanooga ^  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 17 Mercer ^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 23 Western Carolina  5 –3   7 –4  
Samford  4 –4   6 –5  
VMI  4 –4   5 –6  
East Tennessee State  2 –6   3 –8  
Wofford  2 –6   2 –9  
The Citadel  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Paladins were led by seventh-year head coach Clay Hendrix and played their home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*No. 6
ESPN+W 45–109,827
September 97:30 p.m.at South Carolina*No. 6
SECN+/ESPN+L 21–4778,281
September 165:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State*No. 7
ESPN+W 31–286,993
September 231:00 p.m.No. 21 MercerNo. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+W 38–149,387
October 72:00 p.m.The CitadelNo. 5
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+W 28–1412,157
October 141:00 p.m.at SamfordNo. 5
ESPN+W 27–215,908
October 212:30 p.m.at No. 8 Western CarolinaNo. 4
ESPN+W 29–1710,736
October 282:00 p.m.East Tennessee StatedaggerNo. 3
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+W 16–811,237
November 41:30 p.m.at No. 14 ChattanoogaNo. 2
ESPN+W 17–149,201
November 111:00 p.m.VMINo. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+W 37–39,277
November 1812:00 p.m.at WoffordNo. 2
ESPN+L 13–193,722
December 21:00 p.m.No. 18 Chattanooga*No. 7
ESPN+W 26–77,118
December 89:00 p.m.at No. 2 Montana*No. 7
ESPN2L 28–35 OT20,884
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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 34Total
No. 6 Furman 7 7 0721
South Carolina (FBS) 7 20 13747

at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 78,281
  • Referee: -
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:27) FU – Dominic Roberto 1-yard run (Axel Lepvreau kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:49; Furman 7-0)
  • (4:59) SC – Dakereon Joyner 3-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:21; Tied 7-7)
Second quarter
  • (11:57) FU – Luke Shiflett 4-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Ian Williams kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:04; Furman 14-7)
  • (8:26) SC – Spencer Rattler 1-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; Tied 14-14)
  • (0:43) SC – Luke Doty 36-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (pass failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:48; South Carolina 20-14)
  • (0:03) SC – O'Mega Blake 3-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:26; South Carolina 27-14)
Third quarter
  • (8:36) SC – Xavier Legette 42-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 1:30; South Carolina 34-14)
  • (0:09) SC – Tyshawn Russell 50-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (pass failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:01; South Carolina 40-14)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:40) SC – Nyck Harbor 7-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:24; South Carolina 47-14)
  • (4:41) FU – Brock Chappell 16-yard pass from Carson Jones (Axel Lepvreau kick) (Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:08; South Carolina 47-21)
StatisticsFUSC
First downs1625
Total yards65–32377–571
Rushing yards31–8039–108
Passing yards243463
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–34–132–38–0
Time of possession28:0731:53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FurmanPassingTyler Huff14/24, 129 yards, TD, INT
RushingJayquan Smith8 carries, 30 yards
ReceivingJoshua Harris6 receptions, 73 yards
South CarolinaPassingSpencer Rattler25/27, 345 yards, 3 TD
RushingDakereon Joyner11 carries, 42 yards, TD
ReceivingXavier Legette6 receptions, 118 yards, TD

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Furman Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2023 FURMAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE". Furman Paladins. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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