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The 2019 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by third-year head coach Clay Hendrix , the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon. Furman received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Austin Peay in the first round. The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina .
Preseason Preseason polls The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Paladins were picked to finish in second place in both polls.[1] [2]
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Wofford 253 (21) 2 Furman 229 (6) 3 East Tennessee State 187 (2) 4 Mercer 146 5 Chattanooga 134 6 Samford 125 7 The Citadel 111 8 Western Carolina 88 9 VMI 32
Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Wofford 63 (7) 2 Furman 55 (1) 3 East Tennessee State 44 (1) 4 Chattanooga 40 5 Mercer 34 6 Samford 33 7 The Citadel 22 8 Western Carolina 21 9 VMI 12
Preseason All-SoCon Teams The Paladins placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 1:00 p.m. Charleston Southern * No. 19 ESPN+ W 46–13 6,146 September 7 7:00 p.m. at Georgia State * No. 17 ESPN3 L 42–48 20,351 September 14 12:00 p.m. at Virginia Tech * No. 16 ACCN L 17–24 52,314 September 21 1:00 p.m. Mercer No. 17 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC Nexstar /ESPN+ W 45–10 7,667 September 28 1:00 p.m. East Tennessee State No. 16 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC Nexstar/ESPN+ W 17–10 5,031 October 5 3:00 p.m. at Samford No. 14 Nexstar/ESPN+ W 58–14 6,169 October 19 1:00 p.m. The Citadel No. 8 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry ) ESPN3 L 10–27 6,603 October 26 3:30 p.m. at Western Carolina No. 14 ESPN3 W 28–7 8,174 November 2 2:00 p.m. at Chattanooga No. 13 ESPN+ W 35–20 7,431 November 9 1:00 p.m. VMI No. 9 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC ESPN+ W 60–21 7,229 November 16 1:30 p.m. at No. 21 Wofford No. 9 Nexstar/ESPN+ L 7–24 6,457 November 23 1:00 p.m. Point * No. 17 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC ESPN+ W 64–7 3,207 November 30 1:00 p.m. at No. 18 Austin Peay * No. 16 ESPN3 L 6–42 3,559 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries Charleston Southern 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 6 7 0 13 No. 19 Paladins 7 17 8 14 46
At Georgia State 1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Paladins 13 7 8 14 42 Panthers 3 14 21 10 48
At Virginia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Paladins 0 14 0 3 17 Hokies 3 0 14 7 24
Mercer 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 10 0 0 10 No. 17 Paladins 14 14 17 0 45
East Tennessee State 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 7 3 0 10 No. 16 Paladins 7 3 0 7 17
At Samford 1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Paladins 28 14 10 6 58 Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14
The Citadel 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 0 14 6 27 No. 8 Paladins 3 0 0 7 10
At Western Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Paladins 3 10 15 0 28 Catamounts 7 0 0 0 7
At Chattanooga 1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Paladins 0 14 7 14 35 Mocs 3 9 0 8 20
VMI 1 2 3 4 Total Keydets 7 14 0 0 21 No. 9 Paladins 15 17 14 14 60
At Wofford 1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Paladins 7 0 0 0 7 No. 21 Terriers 7 7 7 3 24
Point 1 2 3 4 Total Skyhawks 0 7 0 0 7 No. 17 Paladins 21 22 14 7 64
At Austin Peay—FCS First Round 1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Paladins 0 3 0 3 6 No. 18 Governors 7 0 28 7 42
The Paladins were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Austin Peay .[4]
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final STATS FCS 19 17 16 17 16 14 11 8 14 13 9 9 17 16 Coaches 17 11 13 15 15 14 11 8 14 13 10 7 15 16
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