2025 Furman Paladins football team

2025 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–1 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Clay Hendrix (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Justin Roper (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Duane Vaughn (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chad Byers (4th season)
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mercer		2	–	0					2	–	1
Western Carolina		1	–	0					1	–	3
The Citadel		1	–	1					1	–	3
Furman		0	–	0					2	–	1
East Tennessee State		0	–	0					2	–	2
Chattanooga		0	–	0					1	–	3
VMI		0	–	0					1	–	3
Wofford		0	–	1					0	–	4
Samford		0	–	2					0	–	4
As of September 24, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Furman Paladins football team represents Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Paladins are coached by ninth-year head coach Clay Hendrix and play at the Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:00 p.m.	William & Mary *	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	W 23–21	8,347
September 6	2:00 p.m.	Presbyterian *	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	L 38–39 OT	7,897
September 13	3:30 p.m.	at Campbell *	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloFootball	W 28–24	4,314
September 27	3:30 p.m.	at Samford	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
October 4	2:00 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+
October 11	2:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+
October 25	2:00 p.m.	The Citadel	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 1	2:00 p.m.	Mercer	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+
November 8	1:30 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
November 15	1:00 p.m.	VMI	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+
November 22		at Clemson *	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

William & Mary

See also: 2025 William & Mary Tribe football team

William & Mary Tribe (0-0) vs. Furman Paladins (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	-	-	-	-	0
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	W&M	FUR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Presbyterian

See also: 2025 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-0) vs. Furman Paladins (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Blue Hose	7	7	7	10	8	39
Paladins	7	21	3	0	7	38

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 7,897
• Referee: Jeff Page
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Scott (play-by-play), David Cobb (analyst) and Tom Van Hoy (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (11:22) FUR – Gavin Hall 13-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:31; Furman 7–0) (4:15) PC – Cincere Gill 13-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:04; Tied 7–7) Second Quarter (13:21) FUR – Gavin Hall 5-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:54; Furman 14–7) (9:31) FUR – Ja'Keith Hamilton 22-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:16; Furman 21–7) (5:01) FUR – Jayquan Smith 1-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:33; Furman 28–7) (1:51) PC – Nathan Levicki 17-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:32; Furman 28–14) Third Quarter (9:43) FUR – Ian Williams 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 2:20; Furman 31–14) (5:10) PC – Zach Switzer 3-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; Furman 31–21) Fourth Quarter (6:25) PC – Jett Jackson 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:30; Furman 31–24) (4:38) PC – BJ Atkins 12-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:08; Tied 31–31) Overtime FUR – Jayquan Smith 2-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Furman 38–31) PC – Nathan Levicki 3-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Presbyterian 39–38)

Statistics	PRES	FUR
First downs	23	21
Total yards	444	370
Rushing yards	169	107
Passing yards	275	263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–41–3	29–40–2
Time of possession	28:56	31:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Presbyterian	Passing	Collin Hurst	26/41, 275 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Zach Switzer	16 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Nathan Levicki	6 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD
Furman	Passing	Trey Hedden	29/40, 263 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Gavin Hall	15 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Evan James	8 receptions, 89 yards

at Campbell

See also: 2025 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Furman Paladins (1-1) vs. Campbell Fighting Camels (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Camels	-	-	-	-	0

at Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
• TV announcers (FloFootball): Chris Hemeyer (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)

Statistics	FUR	CAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Campbell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Samford

See also: 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team

Furman Paladins (2-1) vs. Samford Bulldogs (0-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Molly Robinson (sideline)

Statistics	FUR	SAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Tennessee State

See also: 2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) vs. Furman Paladins (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	-	-	-	-	0
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

• Date: October 4

Statistics	ETSU	FUR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Western Carolina

See also: 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Furman Paladins (0-0) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0
Catamounts	-	-	-	-	0

at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC

• Date: October 11

Statistics	FUR	WCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Wofford (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Wofford Terriers football team and Furman–Wofford football rivalry

Furman Paladins (0-0) vs. Wofford Terriers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0
Terriers	-	-	-	-	0

at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC

• Date: October 18

Statistics	FUR	WOF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wofford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

The Citadel (rivalry)

See also: 2025 The Citadel Bulldogs football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

The Citadel Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Furman Paladins (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

• Date: October 25

Statistics	CIT	FUR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Mercer

See also: 2025 Mercer Bears football team

Mercer Bears (0-0) vs. Furman Paladins (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

• Date: November 1

Statistics	MER	FUR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercer	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Chattanooga

See also: 2025 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Furman Paladins (0-0) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0
Mocs	-	-	-	-	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:30 PM EST

Statistics	FUR	UTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

VMI

See also: 2025 VMI Keydets football team

VMI Keydets (0-0) vs. Furman Paladins (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	-	-	-	-	0
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

• Date: November 15

Statistics	VMI	FUR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
VMI	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Clemson (FBS)

See also: 2025 Clemson Tigers football team

Furman Paladins (0-0) vs. Clemson Tigers (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

• Date: November 22

Statistics	FUR	CLEM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Clemson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. Kelley, Kevin (February 10, 2025). "Furman releases 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
2. Ross, Mariah (February 11, 2025). "Furman announces 2025 football schedule". WSPA-TV. Retrieved May 5, 2025.