2005 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainPatrick Covington, Ingle Martin, Brandon Mays, William Freeman, Maurice Duncan
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
2005 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Appalachian State $^  6 1   12 3  
No. 3 Furman ^  5 2   11 3  
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^  5 2   8 4  
Western Carolina  4 3   5 4  
Wofford  3 4   6 5  
Chattanooga  3 4   6 5  
The Citadel  2 5   4 7  
Elon  0 7   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2005 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth year-head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled and overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, trying for second place in the SoCon. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoff, where they beat Nicholls State in the first round Richmond in the quarterfinals before falling to SoCon and eventual national champion Appalachian State in the semifinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1at No. 20 Jacksonville State*No. 2W 37–3514,000[1]
September 10at Western CarolinaNo. 2L 21–419,847[2]
September 17Samford*No. 10W 45–2313,452[3]
September 24No. 17 Hofstra*No. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 44–41 2OT9,884[4]
October 1Gardner–Webb*No. 7
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 48–31[5]
October 8No. 16 Appalachian StateNo. 6
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
CSSW 34–3114,138[6]
October 15at The CitadelNo. 5W 39–31 3OT12,880[7]
October 22ElonNo. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 45–611,916[8]
November 5at No. 14 Georgia SouthernNo. 1L 24–2719,808[9]
November 12WoffordNo. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 34–2113,764[10]
November 19at ChattanoogaNo. 3W 56–355,548[11]
November 26No. 21 Nicholls State*No. 3
W 14–124,125[12]
December 3at No. 12 Richmond*No. 3
ESPNU/ESPNGPW 24–206,603[13]
December 10at No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 3
L 23–2915,307[14]

References

  1. "JSU gives No. 2 Paladins all they can handle but falls on last-second TD pass". The Anniston Star. September 2, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Catamounts shock No. 2 Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 11, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Paladins regain their stride". The State. September 18, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Offense falls short in overtime". Newsday. September 25, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Paladins roll past Bulldogs". The Greenville News. October 2, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman blocks ASU streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Furman rallies to tie The Citadel then escapes with win after three overtimes". The State. October 16, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Paladins enjoy lack of drama". The Greenville News. October 23, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Eagles summon karma to stun top-ranked Paladins". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "No. 6 Paladins stop Wofford, 34–21". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Furman 56, Chattanooga 35". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 20, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Furman edges Nicholls in I-AA playoffs, 14–12". The Town Talk. November 27, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Furman edges Richmond". The Herald. December 4, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Paladins slip on mountain again". The Greenville News. December 11, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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