2006 Furman Paladins football team

The 2006 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a conference mark of 6–1, finishing second in the SoCon. Furman advanced to the playoffs, where they were defeated by Montana State in the first round.

2006 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–4 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • John Kivett
  • Josh Stepp
  • Brad Bell
  • Wesley Bray
  • Roy Ravenell
  • Jeremy Blocker
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
 2005
2007 
2006 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Appalachian State $^ 70  141 
No. 12 Furman ^ 61  84 
No. 23 Wofford 52  74 
The Citadel 43  56 
Elon 25  56 
Chattanooga 25  38 
Georgia Southern 25  38 
Western Carolina 07  29 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21:30 p.m.Jacksonville State*No. 4CSTVW 17–1310,911[1]
September 96:00 p.m.West Georgia*No. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 24–710,052[2]
September 167:00 p.m.at North Carolina*No. 4ESPNUL 42–4547,000[3]
September 237:00 p.m.No. 22 Western CarolinaNo. 3
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
CSSW 42–714,232[4]
September 303:30 p.m.at WoffordNo. 3CSSW 35–219,107[5]
October 77:00 p.m.at Coastal Carolina*No. 3CSSL 27–2910,013[6]
October 142:00 p.m.The CitadelNo. 12
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 23–1713,427[7]
October 212:00 p.m.ChattanoogadaggerNo. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–22 OT12,740[8]
October 283:30 p.m.at No. 1 Appalachian StateNo. 8SportSouthL 7–4024,447[9]
November 42:00 p.m.at ElonNo. 10W 24–139,226[10]
November 113:30 p.m.Georgia SouthernNo. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
CSSW 13–1013,287[11]
November 251:30 p.m.at No. 7 Montana State*No. 18L 13–319,427[12]

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References

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  1. "Furman beats Jax State with late TD pass". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 3, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Paladins lean on defense to top Wolves". The Greenville News. September 10, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McGill carries the load, senior helps Heels survive a scare". The News and Observer. September 17, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Felton runs over Cats". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Paladins stuff Terriers". The Greenville News. October 1, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Statement made, Simpson stars with two TDs in CCU's win over Furman". Sun News. October 8, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Furman defeats Citadel". The Index-Journal. October 15, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Paladins dump Mocs in OT". The Greenville News. October 22, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mountaineers thump Paladins". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 29, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Paladins grind down Phoenix". The Greenville News. November 5, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Paladins wrap up Eagles". The Greenville News. November 12, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Paladins can't answer Bobcats' first-half run". The Greenville News. November 26, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "2006 Furman Football" (PDF). s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/furmanpaladins.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2025.