2016 Furman Paladins football team

2016 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 The Citadel $^		8	–	0		10	–	2
#11 Chattanooga ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#19 Wofford ^		6	–	2		10	–	3
#23 Samford ^		5	–	3		7	–	5
Mercer		4	–	4		6	–	5
Furman		3	–	5		3	–	8
East Tennessee State		2	–	6		5	–	6
VMI		1	–	7		3	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7		2	–	9

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

The 2016 Furman Paladins football team represents Furman University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by sixth year head coach Bruce Fowler and play their home games at Paladin Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place.

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	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	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	FSN	L 24–27	10,712
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to 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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
58–34–3	2015	L 17–38

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–18	2015	L 3–31

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2015	L 35–38

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–8	2015	W 20–17

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–7	2003	W 30–10

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–9	2015	W 24–21

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53–29–7	2015	L 28–38

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–12–2	2015	L 10–48

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–5–2	2015	L 20–27

Furman Paladins football

Venues	Manly Field (1919–1935) Sirrine Stadium (1936–1980) Paladin Stadium (1981–present)

Bowls & rivalries	The Citadel

Culture & lore	Marching Band

People	Head coaches

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National championship seasons in bold

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