Wikipedia

2000 Furman Paladins football team

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.

2000 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–3 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Josh Moore
  • Marion Martin
  • Justin Hill
  • Will Bouton
  • Derek Russell
Home stadiumPaladin 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 poll

Schedule

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

References

edit
  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.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2000_Furman_Paladins_football_team&oldid=1339236072"