2008 Furman Paladins football team

2008 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoel Bell, Brantley Kendall, William Middleton
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Appalachian State $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 9 Wofford ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 17 Elon   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Furman   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Samford   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     6 – 5  
The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Chattanooga   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a conference mark of 4–4, finishing tied for fourth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Mars Hill*
W 62–148,419[1]
September 6at Virginia Tech*
L 7–2466,233[2]
September 13at Colgate*
W 42–215,857[3]
September 20No. 6 Delaware*No. 23
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 23–2112,781[4]
September 27ChattanoogaNo. 16
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–109,017[5]
October 4at No. 7 ElonNo. 15
L 10–317,469[6]
October 11Western CarolinaNo. 20
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–2110,078[7]
October 18No. 24 The CitadelNo. 19
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 34–209,644[8]
October 25at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 18
L 14–2627,848[9]
November 1at SamfordNo. 18
W 28–275,773[10]
November 15Georgia SouthernNo. 16
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 10–1710,496[11]
November 22at No. 10 WoffordNo. 20
L 10–359,654[12]

References

  1. ^ "Furman crushes Mars Hill". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hokies get back to basics in win". The News and Observer. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Smith, Willie T. (September 14, 2008). "Furman's offense rolls at Colgate". The Greenville News. p. 5C. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman tops 'underachieving' Hens". The News Journal. September 21, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mocs no challenge for Furman". The Greenville News. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman can't solve Elon's Riddle". The News and Observer. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman squeezes by WCU". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman topples Citadel". The State. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mountaineers regroup to pull past Paladins". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "No. 18 Paladins pass road test against Samford". The Greenville News. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Southern edges 14th-ranked Furman, 17–10". The Times and Democrat. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Terriers too much for Furman". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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