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American college football season

1999 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 23–30 vs. UMass
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Booth, Ben Hall, John Keith, Stuart Rentz
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons← 19982000 →
1999 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 9 Appalachian State ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 12 Furman ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Wofford   5 – 3     6 – 5  
East Tennessee State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Western Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 8  
The Citadel   1 – 7     2 – 9  
VMI   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1999 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a conference mark of 7–1, sharing the SoCon title with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset by UMass in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Elon*L 22–247,152
September 18at William & Mary*W 52–66,390
September 25VMI
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 58–011,212
October 2at Western CarolinaW 27–1911,818
October 9No. 3 Appalachian State
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–2113,052
October 16at The CitadelNo. 18W 31–1714,629
October 23No. 13 East Tennessee StateNo. 14
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 48–2112,572
October 30at North Carolina*No. 12W 28–333,000
November 6at No. 4 Georgia SouthernNo. 7L 38–4118,636
November 13WoffordNo. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 30–314,177
November 20at ChattanoogaNo. 9W 40–356,676
November 27No. 10 UMass*No. 7L 23–30 7,215

References

  1. "Furman signs lament of missed opportunities". The Greenville News. September 5, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Host W&M falls hard to Furman". Daily Press. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Paladins blank VMI". The Herald. September 26, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Catamounts claw, but lose ground in SoCon". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Paladins pull off major upset". The Greenville News. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman, QB whip Citadel; Paladins claim first place". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Furman 48, East Tennessee St. 21". The Herald. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Paladins show who's the real SoCon power". Johnson City Press. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Heels hit a new low; I-AA Furman routs UNC". The News and Observer. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Paladins' rally gets clocked". The Greenville News. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "AREA SUMMARIES - Furman 30, Wofford 3". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  12. "Furman secures first-place tie". The State. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Furman holds off Chattanooga". The Times and Democrat. November 21, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Mass. produced; Minutemen create win in overtime". The Boston Globe. November 28, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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