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2004 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 13–14 vs. James Madison
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record10–3 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainMike Killian, Cam Newton, Brian Bratton, Ben Bainbridge
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons← 20032005 →
2004 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Furman $^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 10 Georgia Southern $^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 18 Wofford   4 – 3     8 – 3  
Appalachian State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Western Carolina   2 – 5     4 – 7  
The Citadel   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Elon   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2004 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Jacksonville State in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, James Madison, in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4Presbyterian*No. 7W 52–712,817
September 11at Samford*No. 5W 45–109,053
September 18at Gardner–Webb*No. 4W 36–66,009
September 25at Pittsburgh*No. 2L 38–41 35,121
October 2Western CarolinaNo. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 31–1014,412
October 9at No. 21 Appalachian StateNo. 2FSNSL 29–3015,311
October 16The CitadelNo. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 33–1414,481
October 23at ElonNo. 7W 10–04,872
November 6No. 2 Georgia SouthernNo. 3
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 29–2217,145
November 13at No. 12 WoffordNo. 2W 31–2412,042
November 20ChattanoogaNo. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 51–3111,692
November 27No. 13 Jacksonville State*No. 2W 49–77,051
December 4No. 8 James Madison*No. 2
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
ESPNGPL 13–148,812

References

  1. "Ingle has big game in debut for Paladins". The State. September 5, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Paladins stay in high gear, whip Bulldogs". The Greenville News. September 12, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Paladins pull away". The Greenville News. September 19, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Pitt slips past Furman in OT". The Indiana Gazette. September 26, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Furman capitalizes on WCU's mistakes to win big at home". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 3, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "ASU stuns Furman thanks to Williams' record day passing". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Furman avenges losses". The State. October 17, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Paladins slide past Phoenix". The Greenville News. October 24, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Paladins ground Georgia Southern". The Times and Democrat. November 7, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Paladins put Terriers away". The Greenville News. November 14, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Furman rips Mocs". The Herald. November 21, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "One and done, Paladins overwhelm Gamecocks for easy victory in first round of I-AA playoffs". The Anniston Star. November 28, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "JMU squeezes past Furman behind 1-yard TD from Hines at :28". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 5, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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