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2020 Furman Paladins football team

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2020 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–4 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Quarles (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDuane Vaughn (2nd season)
CaptainElijah McKoy, Hamp Sisson, Devin Wynn, DiMarcus Clay, Jordan Harris
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 VMI $^   6 1     6 2  
No. 22 East Tennessee State   4 1     4 1  
Chattanooga   3 1     3 2  
Mercer   5 3     5 6  
Samford   4 3     4 3  
Furman   3 4     3 4  
Wofford   1 4     1 4  
The Citadel   2 6     2 10  
Western Carolina   1 5     1 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Clay Hendrix, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 3–4 with an identical mark in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon. Furman home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Schedule

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Furman had a game scheduled against Tennessee, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 2:00 p.m. Western Carolina No. 15 ESPN+ W 35–7 1,994
February 27 1:30 p.m. at VMI No. 10 ESPN+ L 13–14 250
March 6 1:00 p.m. Samford No. 17
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+ W 44–37 OT 2,102
March 13 1:00 p.m. at East Tennessee State No. 15 ESPN+ W 17–13 2,173
March 20 1:00 p.m. No. 11 Chattanooga No. 13
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+ L 18–20 2,102
April 3 3:30 p.m. at Mercer No. 21 L 14–26 3,627
April 10 1:00 p.m. at The Citadel ESPN+ L 7–26 3,081
April 17 1:00 p.m. Wofford
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
ESPN+ Canceled[a]

[3]

  1. ^ On April 5, 2021, Wofford announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the spring 2021 season as a result of injuries and player opt-outs due to COVID-19.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wofford opts out of remainder of Southern Conference spring football season". Post and Courier. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 Furman Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.