The 2019 Furman Paladins team represented
Furman University as a member of the
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly k ...
(SoCon) during the
2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champions ...
. Led by third-year head coach
Clay Hendrix, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon. Furman received an at-large bid to the
NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to
Austin Peay in the first round. The team played home games at
Paladin Stadium
Paladin Stadium is a 16,000-seat stadium located near Greenville, South Carolina, USA. It was built in 1981 at a cost of $2 million, and originally seated 13,200 fans. It was expanded to its current capacity in 1985, and is currently home ...
in
Greenville, South Carolina.
Preseason
Preseason polls
The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Paladins were picked to finish in second place in both polls.
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Paladins placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
Offense
''1st team''
Bo Layton – OL
''2nd team''
Devin Wynn – RB
Andy Godwin – OL
Thomas Gordon – WR
Defense
''1st team''
Adrian Hope – LB
''2nd team''
Elijah McKoy – LB
Specialists
''1st team''
Grayson Atkins – K
Schedule
Game summaries
Charleston Southern
At Georgia State
At Virginia Tech
Mercer
East Tennessee State
At Samford
The Citadel
At Western Carolina
At Chattanooga
VMI
At Wofford
Point
At Austin Peay—FCS First Round
The Paladins were selected for the
postseason
The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...
tournament, with a first-round pairing against
Austin Peay.
Rankings
References
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