2001 Furman Paladins football team

The 2001 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Bobby Johnson in his eighth and final year as head coach, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 12–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Western Kentucky in the first round, Lehigh in the quarterfinals, and Georgia Southern in the semifinals before losing to Montana in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game.

2001 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
2001 record12–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
2001 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Furman $^  7 1   12 3  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^  7 1   12 2  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^  6 2   9 4  
Western Carolina  5 3   7 4  
East Tennessee State  4 4   6 5  
Wofford  3 5   4 7  
The Citadel  2 6   3 7  
Chattanooga  1 7   3 8  
VMI  1 7   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12:00 pmat Wyoming*No. 6L 14–2014,167
September 87:00 pmElon*No. 6W 46–710,322
September 227:00 pmVMINo. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 65–710,152
September 296:00 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 4W 31–138,714
October 63:00 pmNo. 5 Appalachian StateNo. 3
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
CCSSW 28–2214,411[1]
October 132:00 pmat The CitadelNo. 3W 31–716,982
October 202:00 pmEast Tennessee StateNo. 3
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 31–611,009
November 33:38 pmat No. 4 Georgia SouthernNo. 2FSNSL 10–2021,593
November 103:30 pmWoffordNo. 5
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
CCSSW 45–1410,534
November 177:00 pmat ChattanoogaNo. 4W 42–106,366
November 242:00 pmPresbyterian*No. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 47–287,241
December 112:00 pmNo. 12 Western Kentucky*No. 4
W 24–206,143
December 812:07 pmNo. 5 Lehigh*No. 4
W 34–1710,189[2]
December 1512:00 pmat No. 2 Georgia Southern*No. 4
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
CCSSW 24–1711,827
December 213:30 pmvs. No. 1 Montana*No. 4
ESPNL 6–1312,698

References

  1. "Paladins do a slam dance". The Greenville News. October 7, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Davis, Adam (December 9, 2001). "Paladins Enjoy a Sub Ride". The Greenville News. Greenville, S.C. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
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