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American college football season

2000 Furman Paladins football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–31 vs. Hofstra
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–3 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJosh Moore, Marion Martin, Justin Hill, Will Bouton, Derek Russell
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons← 19992001 →
2000 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 4 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 10 Furman ^   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 23 Wofford   5 – 3     7 – 4  
East Tennessee State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     4 – 7  
The Citadel   1 – 7     2 – 9  
VMI   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2000 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a conference mark of 7–2, finishing tied for second in the SoCon. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset by Hofstra in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Elon*No. 9W 16–310,702
September 9Newberry*No. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 44–1011,214
September 16William & Mary*No. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 34–108,742
September 23at VMINo. 10W 35–215,046
September 30Western CarolinaNo. 6
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 38–149,387
October 7at No. 8 Appalachian StateNo. 6L 17–1811,671
October 14The CitadelNo. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 33–713,326
October 21at East Tennessee StateNo. 7L 21–235,079
November 4No. 1 Georgia SouthernNo. 11
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greensville, SC
W 45–1015,127
November 11at Wofford*No. 5W 27–1810,002
November 18ChattanoogaNo. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 45–44 8,573
November 25No. 12 Hofstra*No. 4L 24–314,214

References

  1. Davis, Adam (September 3, 2000). "Magic Marker Works Wonders for New Furman Placekicker". The Greenville News. p. 39. Retrieved January 12, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "Ivory leads Furman past Elon". The State. September 3, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Paladins conquer Indians". The State. September 10, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ivory runs wild in romp over Tribe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Furman continues dominance of VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Western can't touch Ivory, Paladins romp". The Greenville News. October 1, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Appalachian picks off win". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Furman downs Citadel 33–7". The Item. October 15, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Chellis chills No. 7 Paladins with late kick". Johnson City Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Furman's Ivory pounds Eagles with 301 yards". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Paladins exorcise road demons, win". The Greenville News. November 12, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Furman outscores Chattanooga, 45–44". The Times and Democrat. November 19, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Hofstra for the defense". Newsday. November 26, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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