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2004 Furman Paladins football
2004 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 13–14 vs. James Madison
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
Record	10–3 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (3rd season);
Captain	Mike Killian, Cam Newton, Brian Bratton, Ben Bainbridge
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Furman $^	6	–	1	10	–	3
No. 10 Georgia Southern $^	6	–	1	9	–	3
No. 18 Wofford	4	–	3	8	–	3
Appalachian State	4	–	3	6	–	5
Western Carolina	2	–	5	4	–	7
The Citadel	2	–	5	3	–	7
Elon	2	–	5	3	–	8
Chattanooga	2	–	5	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2004 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Jacksonville State in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, James Madison, in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Presbyterian*	No. 7	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		W 52–7	12,817	^[1]
September 11	at Samford*	No. 5	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL		W 45–10	9,053	^[2]
September 18	at Gardner–Webb*	No. 4	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 36–6	6,009	^[3]
September 25	at Pittsburgh*	No. 2	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 38–41 ^OT	35,121	^[4]
October 2	Western Carolina	No. 2	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		W 31–10	14,412	^[5]
October 9	at No. 21 Appalachian State	No. 2	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	FSNS	L 29–30	15,311	^[6]
October 16	The Citadel	No. 8	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)		W 33–14	14,481	^[7]
October 23	at Elon	No. 7	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 10–0	4,872	^[8]
November 6	No. 2 Georgia Southern	No. 3	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		W 29–22	17,145	^[9]
November 13	at No. 12 Wofford	No. 2	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)		W 31–24	12,042	^[10]
November 20	Chattanooga	No. 2	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		W 51–31	11,692	^[11]
November 27	No. 13 Jacksonville State*	No. 2	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 49–7	7,051	^[12]
December 4	No. 8 James Madison*	No. 2	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	ESPNGP	L 13–14	8,812	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game