2016 Furman Paladins football team

The 2016 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth -year head coach Bruce Fowler and played their home games at Paladin Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place.

2016 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2016 record3–8 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Sorrells
Defensive coordinatorKyle Gillenwater
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
(Capacity: 16,000)
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 The Citadel $^  8 0     10 2  
No. 13 Chattanooga ^  6 2     9 4  
No. 9 Wofford ^  6 2     10 4  
No. 23 Samford ^  5 3     7 5  
Mercer  4 4     6 5  
Furman  3 5     3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6     5 6  
VMI  1 7     3 8  
Western Carolina  1 7     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

On December 2, Fowler resigned. He finished at Furman with a six-year record of 27–43.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat No. 12 (FBS) Michigan State*BTNL 13–2874,516
September 106:00 pmat No. 15 The CitadelESPN3L 14–1912,009
September 177:00 pmNo. 6 ChattanoogaESPN3L 14–215,347
September 246:00 pmat No. 17 Coastal Carolina*CSNL 21–4110,311
October 13:00 pmKennesaw State*
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN3L 42–526,970
October 812:00 pmSamford
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN3L 21–384,587
October 1512:00 pmat East Tennessee StateSDNW 52–76,052
October 291:30 pmat VMIESPN3W 24–105,610
November 51:30 pmWofford
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN3L 27–347,834
November 124:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN3W 49–214,117
November 193:00 pmat MercerFSNL 24–2710,712

Game summaries

at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 3 3 7 13
#12 (FBS) Spartans 7 7 7 7 28

at The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 0 7 0 14
#15 Bulldogs 7 6 0 6 19

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Mocs 0 7 14 0 21
Paladins 0 0 0 14 14

at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 7 7 7 21
#17 Chanticleers 7 20 7 7 41

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 21 28 0 3 52
Paladins 0 14 21 7 42

Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 10 7 7 38
Paladins 0 14 0 7 21

at East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 21 14 14 3 52
Buccaneers 0 0 0 7 7

at VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 10 7 0 24
Keydets 3 0 0 7 10

Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 7 13 0 14 34
Paladins 6 7 14 0 27

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 14 0 7 0 21
Paladins 7 6 22 14 49

at Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 9 8 7 24
Bears 7 3 7 10 27

References

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