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2023 Furman Paladins football
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorChad Byers (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Justin Roper (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDuane Vaughn (5th season)
Home stadium Paladin Stadium
Seasons
←  2022
2024 →
2023 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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)

See also: 2023 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
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)
Statistics FU SC
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
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

  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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