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The 2023 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Paladins were led by seventh-year head coach Clay Hendrix and played their home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina. The Furman Paladins football team drew an average home attendance of 10,467 in 2023.

ConferenceSouthern Conference
STATSNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
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2023 Furman Paladins football
SoCon Champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Defensive coordinatorDuane Vaughn (5th season)
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2023 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Furman $^ 7–1  10–3 
No. 14 Chattanooga ^ 6–2  8–5 
No. 17 Mercer ^ 6–2  9–4 
No. 23 Western Carolina 5–3  7–4 
Samford 4–4  6–5 
VMI 4–4  5–6 
East Tennessee State 2–6  3–8 
Wofford 2–6  2–9 
The Citadel 0–8  0–11 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*No. 6
ESPN+W 45–109,827
September 97:30 p.m.at South Carolina*No. 6
SECN+/ESPN+L 21–4778,281
September 165:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State*No. 7
ESPN+W 31–286,993
September 231:00 p.m.No. 21 MercerNo. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+W 38–149,387
October 72:00 p.m.The CitadelNo. 5
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+W 28–1412,157
October 141:00 p.m.at SamfordNo. 5
ESPN+W 27–215,908
October 212:30 p.m.at No. 8 Western CarolinaNo. 4
ESPN+W 29–1710,736
October 282:00 p.m.East Tennessee StatedaggerNo. 3
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+W 16–811,237
November 41:30 p.m.at No. 14 ChattanoogaNo. 2
ESPN+W 17–149,201
November 111:00 p.m.VMINo. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+W 37–39,277
November 1812:00 p.m.at WoffordNo. 2
ESPN+L 13–193,722
December 21:00 p.m.No. 18 Chattanooga*No. 7
ESPN+W 26–77,118
December 89:00 p.m.at No. 2 Montana*No. 7
ESPN2L 28–35 OT20,884
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries

at South Carolina (FBS)

See also: 2023 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Game Two – No. 6 Furman Paladins (1–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Furman 7 7 0721
South Carolina (FBS) 7 20 13747
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at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 78,281
  • Referee: -
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): TBD
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Game information
First quarter
  • (7:27) FU – Dominic Roberto 1-yard run (Axel Lepvreau kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:49; Furman 7-0)
  • (4:59) SC – Dakereon Joyner 3-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:21; Tied 7-7)
Second quarter
  • (11:57) FU – Luke Shiflett 4-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Ian Williams kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:04; Furman 14-7)
  • (8:26) SC – Spencer Rattler 1-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; Tied 14-14)
  • (0:43) SC – Luke Doty 36-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (pass failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:48; South Carolina 20-14)
  • (0:03) SC – O'Mega Blake 3-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:26; South Carolina 27-14)
Third quarter
  • (8:36) SC – Xavier Legette 42-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 1:30; South Carolina 34-14)
  • (0:09) SC – Tyshawn Russell 50-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (pass failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:01; South Carolina 40-14)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:40) SC – Nyck Harbor 7-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:24; South Carolina 47-14)
  • (4:41) FU – Brock Chappell 16-yard pass from Carson Jones (Axel Lepvreau kick) (Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:08; South Carolina 47-21)
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More information Statistics, FU ...
StatisticsFUSC
First downs1625
Total yards65–32377–571
Rushing yards31–8039–108
Passing yards243463
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–34–132–38–0
Time of possession28:0731:53
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FurmanPassingTyler Huff14/24, 129 yards, TD, INT
RushingJayquan Smith8 carries, 30 yards
ReceivingJoshua Harris6 receptions, 73 yards
South CarolinaPassingSpencer Rattler25/27, 345 yards, 3 TD
RushingDakereon Joyner11 carries, 42 yards, TD
ReceivingXavier Legette6 receptions, 118 yards, TD
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