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American college football season

2002 Furman Paladins football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 38–45 vs. Villanova
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBilly Napier, LeBryan Sperling, Rodney Johnson
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons← 20012003 →
2002 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 14 Wofford   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 9 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
VMI   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     2 – 10  
The Citadel   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a conference mark of 6–2, finishing tied for second in the SoCon. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset by Villanova in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Vanderbilt*No. 7L 18–4928,568
September 14Elon*No. 7W 57–74,860
September 21at No. 22 Richmond*No. 7W 17–77,189
September 28at VMINo. 7W 55–286,235
October 5Western CarolinaNo. 5
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 24–2313,125
October 12at No. 4 Appalachian StateNo. 5L 15–1615,331
October 19The CitadelNo. 6
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 37–1013,188
October 26at East Tennessee StateNo. 4W 25–05,478
November 9No. 9 Georgia SouthernNo. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greensville, SC
L 24–3915,794
November 16at No. 10 WoffordNo. 9W 23–219,814
November 23ChattanoogaNo. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–77,423
November 30at No. 12 Villanova*No. 6L 38–453,031

References

  1. "Daydream turns into a nightmare". The Atlanta Constitution. September 8, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Paladins pour it on". The State. September 15, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Napier takes Furman past Richmond 17–7". The Index-Journal. September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Paladins throttle Keydets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Furman pulls out narrow win over WCU". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Paladins throw away sure thing". The Greenville News. October 13, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2002 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Paladins prove resilience". The Greenville News. October 20, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Furman blows by ETSU". The State. October 27, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Georgia Southern takes easy win over Paladins". The Item. November 10, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Late touchdown lifts Furman over Wofford". The Times and Democrat. November 17, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Paladins whip Mocs, wait for NCAA's call". The Greenville News. November 24, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Paladins get overthrown". The Greenville News. December 1, 2002. pp. 1C, 6C. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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