2016 Furman Paladins football team

American college football season

2016 Furman Paladins football

Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Bruce Fowler (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Sorrells (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Gillenwater (2nd season)
Captain	Trey Robinson, Reese Hannon, Duncan Fletcher
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
Seasons← 2015 2017 →

2016 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 The Citadel $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
No. 9 Wofford ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 13 Chattanooga ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 23 Samford ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Mercer	4	–	4	6	–	5
Furman	3	–	5	3	–	8
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Western Carolina	1	–	7	2	–	9
VMI	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bruce Fowler in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon. The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Fowler resigned on December 2. He finished at Furman with a six-year record of 27–43.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at No. 12 (FBS) Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 13–28	74,516
September 10	6:00 pm	at No. 15 The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 14–19	12,009
September 17	7:00 pm	No. 6 Chattanooga	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 14–21	5,347
September 24	6:00 pm	at No. 17 Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	L 21–41	10,311
October 1	3:00 pm	Kennesaw State*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 42–52	6,970
October 8	12:00 pm	Samford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 21–38	4,587
October 15	12:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	Kermit Tipton Stadium Johnson City, TN	SDN	W 52–7	6,052
October 29	1:30 pm	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN3	W 24–10	5,610
November 5	1:30 pm	Wofford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 27–34	7,834
November 12	4:00 pm	Western Carolina	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 49–21	4,117
November 19	3:00 pm	at Mercer	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	FSN	L 24–27	10,712
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	3	3	7	13
#12 (FBS) Spartans	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	7	0	7	0	14
#15 Bulldogs	7	6	0	6	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Mocs	0	7	14	0	21
Paladins	0	0	0	14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	7	7	7	21
#17 Chanticleers	7	20	7	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	21	28	0	3	52
Paladins	0	14	21	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	7	7	38
Paladins	0	14	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	21	14	14	3	52
Buccaneers	0	0	0	7	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	7	10	7	0	24
Keydets	3	0	0	7	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	7	13	0	14	34
Paladins	6	7	14	0	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	14	0	7	0	21
Paladins	7	6	22	14	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	9	8	7	24
Bears	7	3	7	10	27

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Venues	Manly Field (1919–1936) Sirrine Stadium (1936–1980) Paladin Stadium (1981–present)
Bowls & rivalries	The Citadel Wofford
Culture & lore	Marching Band Miracle on the Mountain
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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