The 2018 Furman Paladins team represented

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as a member of the

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(SoCon) during the

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. Led by second-year head coach Clay Hendrix, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with

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and Wofford. After tiebreakers, Furman did not receive the SoCon's automatic bid to the

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playoffs and the team did not receive an at-large bid. Furman home games at

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Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Paladins predicted to finish in second place. The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Paladins predicted to finish in third place.

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Paladins placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams. Offense ''1st team'' Kealand Dirks – RB ''2nd team'' Reed Kroeber – OL Jake Walker – TE Thomas Gordon – WR Defense ''1st team'' Elijah McKoy – LB Aaquil Annoor – DB ''2nd team'' Jaylan Reid – DL

Schedule

Game summaries

At Clemson

At Elon

At East Tennessee State

Western Carolina

Wofford

Samford

At The Citadel

Chattanooga

At VMI

At Mercer

Ranking movements

References

Furman Furman Paladins football seasons Southern Conference football champion seasons

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