2005 Furman Paladins football team

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 was invited 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.

2005 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2005 record11–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumSirrine 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1at No. 20 Jacksonville State*No. 2W 37–35
September 10at Western CarolinaNo. 2L 21–419,847
September 17Samford*No. 10W 45–23
September 24No. 17 Hofstra*No. 9
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 44–41
October 1Gardner–Webb*No. 7
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 48–31
October 83:00 p.m.No. 16 Appalachian StateNo. 6
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
CSSW 34–3114,138
October 15at The CitadelNo. 5W 39–31
October 22ElonNo. 2
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 45–6
November 55:00 p.m.at No. 14 Georgia SouthernNo. 1L 24–2719,808
November 12WoffordNo. 4
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 34–21
November 19at ChattanoogaNo. 3W 56–355,548
November 26No. 21 Nicholls State*No. 3
W 14–12
December 36:00 p.m.at No. 12 Richmond*No. 3
ESPNU/ESPNGPW 24–206,603
December 1012:00 p.m.at No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 3
L 23–2915,307

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References

  1. "Furman Yearly Results (2005-2009)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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