2000 Furman Paladins football team

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2000 Furman Paladins football
Conference Southern Conference
Record9–3 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJosh Moore, Marion Martin, Justin Hill, Will Bouton, Derek Russell
Home stadium Paladin Stadium
Seasons
←  1999
2001  →
2000 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   13 –2  
No. 4 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 10 Furman ^  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 23 Wofford  5 –3   7 –4  
East Tennessee State  4 –4   6 –5  
Chattanooga  3 –5   5 –6  
Western Carolina  3 –5   4 –7  
The Citadel  1 –7   2 –9  
VMI  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2000 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a conference mark of 7–2, finishing tied for second in the SoCon. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset by Hofstra in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Elon *No. 9
W 16–310,702 [1] [2]
September 9 Newberry *No. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 44–1011,214 [3]
September 16 William & Mary *No. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 34–108,742 [4]
September 23at VMI No. 10
W 35–215,046 [5]
September 30 Western Carolina No. 6
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 38–149,387 [6]
October 7at No. 8 Appalachian State No. 6
L 17–1811,671 [7]
October 14 The Citadel No. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 33–713,326 [8]
October 21at East Tennessee State No. 7
L 21–235,079 [9]
November 4No. 1 Georgia Southern No. 11
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greensville, SC
W 45–1015,127 [10]
November 11at Wofford *No. 5
W 27–1810,002 [11]
November 18 Chattanooga No. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 45–44 OT8,573 [12]
November 25No. 12 Hofstra *No. 4
L 24–314,214 [13]

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Adam (September 3, 2000). "Magic Marker Works Wonders for New Furman Placekicker". The Greenville News. p. 39. Retrieved January 12, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Ivory leads Furman past Elon". The State. September 3, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Paladins conquer Indians". The State. September 10, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ivory runs wild in romp over Tribe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Furman continues dominance of VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Western can't touch Ivory, Paladins romp". The Greenville News. October 1, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Appalachian picks off win". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Furman downs Citadel 33–7". The Item. October 15, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Chellis chills No. 7 Paladins with late kick". Johnson City Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Furman's Ivory pounds Eagles with 301 yards". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Paladins exorcise road demons, win". The Greenville News. November 12, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Furman outscores Chattanooga, 45–44". The Times and Democrat. November 19, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Hofstra for the defense". Newsday. November 26, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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