1999 Furman Paladins football team
| 1999 Furman Paladins football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 23–30 OT vs. UMass | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (7–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Walter Booth, Ben Hall, John Keith, Stuart Rentz |
| Home stadium | Paladin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Georgia Southern $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Appalachian State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Furman ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1999 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a conference mark of 7–1, sharing the SoCon title with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset by UMass in the first round.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Elon* | L 22–24 | 7,152 | [1] | ||
| September 18 | at William & Mary* | W 52–6 | 6,390 | [2] | ||
| September 25 | VMI |
| W 58–0 | 11,212 | [3] | |
| October 2 | at Western Carolina | W 27–19 | 11,818 | [4] | ||
| October 9 | No. 3 Appalachian State |
| W 35–21 | 13,052 | [5] | |
| October 16 | at The Citadel | No. 18 | W 31–17 | 14,629 | [6] | |
| October 23 | No. 13 East Tennessee State | No. 14 |
| W 48–21 | 12,572[7] | [8] |
| October 30 | at North Carolina* | No. 12 | W 28–3 | 33,000 | [9] | |
| November 6 | at No. 4 Georgia Southern | No. 7 | L 38–41 | 18,636 | [10] | |
| November 13 | Wofford | No. 9 |
| W 30–3 | 14,177[11] | [12] |
| November 20 | at Chattanooga | No. 9 | W 40–35 | 6,676 | [13] | |
| November 27 | No. 10 UMass* | No. 7 |
| L 23–30 OT | 7,215 | [14] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Furman signs lament of missed opportunities". The Greenville News. September 5, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Host W&M falls hard to Furman". Daily Press. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins blank VMI". The Herald. September 26, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts claw, but lose ground in SoCon". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins pull off major upset". The Greenville News. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman, QB whip Citadel; Paladins claim first place". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman 48, East Tennessee St. 21". The Herald. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins show who's the real SoCon power". Johnson City Press. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels hit a new low; I-AA Furman routs UNC". The News and Observer. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins' rally gets clocked". The Greenville News. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "AREA SUMMARIES - Furman 30, Wofford 3". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman secures first-place tie". The State. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman holds off Chattanooga". The Times and Democrat. November 21, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mass. produced; Minutemen create win in overtime". The Boston Globe. November 28, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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