2016 Furman Paladins football team

2016 Furman Paladins football
2016 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Bruce Fowler (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Sorrells (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Gillenwater (2nd season)
Captains	Trey Robinson; Reese Hannon; Duncan Fletcher;
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
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The 2016 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bruce Fowler in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.^[1] The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

2016 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 The Citadel $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
No. 9 Wofford ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 13 Chattanooga ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 23 Samford ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Mercer	4	–	4	6	–	5
Furman	3	–	5	3	–	8
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Western Carolina	1	–	7	2	–	9
VMI	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Fowler resigned on December 2.^[2] He finished at Furman with a six-year record of 27–43.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at No. 12 (FBS) Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 13–28	74,516
September 10	6:00 pm	at No. 15 The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 14–19	12,009
September 17	7:00 pm	No. 6 Chattanooga	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 14–21	5,347
September 24	6:00 pm	at No. 17 Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	L 21–41	10,311
October 1	3:00 pm	Kennesaw State*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 42–52	6,970
October 8	12:00 pm	Samford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 21–38	4,587
October 15	12:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	Kermit Tipton Stadium Johnson City, TN	SDN	W 52–7	6,052
October 29	1:30 pm	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN3	W 24–10	5,610
November 5	1:30 pm	Wofford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 27–34	7,834
November 12	4:00 pm	Western Carolina	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 49–21	4,117
November 19	3:00 pm	at Mercer	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	FSN	L 24–27	10,712
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	3	3	7	13
#12 (FBS) Spartans	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	7	0	7	0	14
#15 Bulldogs	7	6	0	6	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Mocs	0	7	14	0	21
Paladins	0	0	0	14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	7	7	7	21
#17 Chanticleers	7	20	7	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	21	28	0	3	52
Paladins	0	14	21	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	7	7	38
Paladins	0	14	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	21	14	14	3	52
Buccaneers	0	0	0	7	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	7	10	7	0	24
Keydets	3	0	0	7	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	7	13	0	14	34
Paladins	6	7	14	0	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	14	0	7	0	21
Paladins	7	6	22	14	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	9	8	7	24
Bears	7	3	7	10	27

↑ "2024 Furman Paladins Record Book" (PDF). Furman University Athletics. p. 162. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
↑ "Furman football coach Bruce Fowler resigns". The Post and Courier. December 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

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