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2022 Furman Paladins football team

The 2022 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Paladins were led by sixth-year head coach Clay Hendrix and played their home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

2022 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Defensive coordinatorDuane Vaughn (4th season)
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Samford $^ 8–0  11–2 
No. 10 Furman ^ 7–1  10–3 
No. 23 Chattanooga 5–3  7–4 
No. 24 Mercer 5–3  7–4 
Western Carolina 4–4  6–5 
Wofford 3–5  3–8 
The Citadel 3–5  4–7 
East Tennessee State 1–7  3–8 
VMI 0–8  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

With a win over Elon in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship, Furman completed their first 10-win season for the first time since 2005. They would fall to Incarnate Word in the second round.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.North Greenville*
ESPN3W 52–09,264
September 103:30 p.m.at No. 5 (FBS) Clemson*
ACCNL 12–3578,302
September 177:30 p.m.at No. 18 East Tennessee State
ESPN+W 27–149,836
September 2412:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern*
ESPN+W 24–193,715
October 12:00 p.m.No. 16 Samford
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+L 27–349,507
October 82:00 p.m.at The Citadel
ESPN3W 21–1012,106
October 152:00 p.m.Western Carolina
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+W 47–409,617
October 221:30 p.m.at VMI
ESPN+W 41–35,487
October 292:00 p.m.No. 7 ChattanoogadaggerNo. 24
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN3W 24–209,724
November 123:00 p.m.at No. 14 MercerNo. 13
ESPN+W 23–1311,729
November 191:00 p.m.WoffordNo. 12
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
ESPN+W 63–2810,117
November 2612:00 p.m.No. 12 Elon*No. 11
ESPN+W 31–62,717
December 32:00 p.m.at No. 5 Incarnate Word*No. 11
ESPN+L 38–412,373
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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North Greenville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0
Paladins 21 24 0 7 52

At No. 5 (FBS) Clemson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 6 3 0 12
No. 5 (FBS) Tigers 14 14 7 0 35

At No. 18 East Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 10 7 7 27
No. 18 Buccaneers 7 0 7 0 14

At Charleston Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 7 7 7 24
Buccaneers 7 2 10 0 19

No. 16 Samford

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Samford Bulldogs 0 20 14 0 34
Paladins 10 7 0 10 27

At The Citadel

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

Western Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 13 0 20 40
Paladins 14 13 17 3 47

At VMI

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 21 3 14 41
Keydets 0 3 0 0 3

No. 7 Chattanooga

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Mocs 3 7 3 7 20
No. 24 Paladins 7 10 7 0 24

At No. 14 Mercer

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Paladins 3 7 10 3 23
No. 14 Bears 0 7 0 6 13

Wofford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 14 7 0 7 28
No. 12 Paladins 21 21 21 0 63

FCS Playoffs

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No. 12 Elon – first round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Phoenix 3 0 0 3 6
No. 11 Paladins 7 7 3 14 31

At No. 5 Incarnate Word – second round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Paladins 17 0 7 14 38
No. 5 Cardinals 14 14 3 10 41

References

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  1. ↑ "2022 Furman Paladins Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2022 Football Schedule". Furman Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
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