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1999 Furman Paladins football
1999 Furman Paladins football
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	Bobby Johnson (6th season);
Captain	Walter Booth, Ben Hall, John Keith, Stuart Rentz
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Southern Conference football standings
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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

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Elon*		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 22–24	7,152	^[1]
September 18	at William & Mary*		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 52–6	6,390	^[2]
September 25	VMI		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 58–0	11,212	^[3]
October 2	at Western Carolina		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 27–19	11,818	^[4]
October 9	No. 3 Appalachian State		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 35–21	13,052	^[5]
October 16	at The Citadel	No. 18	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 31–17	14,629	^[6]
October 23	No. 13 East Tennessee State	No. 14	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 48–21	12,572^[7]	^[8]
October 30	at North Carolina*	No. 12	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 28–3	33,000	^[9]
November 6	at No. 4 Georgia Southern	No. 7	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 38–41	18,636	^[10]
November 13	Wofford	No. 9	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 30–3	14,177^[11]	^[12]
November 20	at Chattanooga	No. 9	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 40–35	6,676	^[13]
November 27	No. 10 UMass*	No. 7	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 23–30 ^OT	7,215	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "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.