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 | |
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–31 vs. Hofstra | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 9–3 (6–2 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Josh Moore, Marion Martin, Justin Hill, Will Bouton, Derek Russell |
Home stadium | Paladin Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zeitplan
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Website | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | Elon* | No. 9 | W 16–3 | 10,702 | [1][2] | |
September 9 | Newberry* | No. 9 |
| W 44–10 | 11,214 | [3] |
September 16 | William & Mary* | No. 8 |
| W 34–10 | 8,742 | [4] |
September 23 | at VMI | No. 10 | W 35–21 | 5,046 | [5] | |
September 30 | Western Carolina | No. 6 |
| W 38–14 | 9,387 | [6] |
October 7 | at No. 8 Appalachian State | No. 6 | L 17–18 | 11,671 | [7] | |
October 14 | The Citadel | No. 9 |
| W 33–7 | 13,326 | [8] |
October 21 | at East Tennessee State | No. 7 | L 21–23 | 5,079 | [9] | |
November 4 | No. 1 Georgia Southern | No. 11 |
| W 45–10 | 15,127 | [10] |
November 11 | at Wofford* | No. 5 | W 27–18 | 10,002 | [11] | |
November 18 | Chattanooga | No. 4 |
| W 45–44 OT | 8,573 | [12] |
November 25 | No. 12 Hofstra* | No. 4 |
| L 24–31 | 4,214 | [13] |
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ivory leads Furman past Elon". The State. September 3, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins conquer Indians". The State. September 10, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ivory runs wild in romp over Tribe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman continues dominance of VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western can't touch Ivory, Paladins romp". The Greenville News. October 1, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian picks off win". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman downs Citadel 33–7". The Item. October 15, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chellis chills No. 7 Paladins with late kick". Johnson City Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman's Ivory pounds Eagles with 301 yards". The Atlanta Constitution. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins exorcise road demons, win". The Greenville News. November 12, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman outscores Chattanooga, 45–44". The Times and Democrat. November 19, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hofstra for the defense". Newsday. November 26, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.