2023 Furman Paladins football team
American college football season
The 2023 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Paladins were led by seventh-year head coach Clay Hendrix and played their home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina. The Furman Paladins football team drew an average home attendance of 10,467 in 2023.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech* | No. 6 | | ESPN+ | W 45–10 | 9,827 |
September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | No. 6 | | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 21–47 | 78,281 |
September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State* | No. 7 | | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 6,993 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 21 Mercer | No. 8 | - Paladin Stadium
- Greenville, SC
| ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 9,387 |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel | No. 5 | - Paladin Stadium
- Greenville, SC
| ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 12,157 |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Samford | No. 5 | | ESPN+ | W 27–21 | 5,908 |
October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Western Carolina | No. 4 | | ESPN+ | W 29–17 | 10,736 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | No. 3 | - Paladin Stadium
- Greenville, SC
| ESPN+ | W 16–8 | 11,237 |
November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Chattanooga | No. 2 | | ESPN+ | W 17–14 | 9,201 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | VMI | No. 2 | - Paladin Stadium
- Greenville, SC
| ESPN+ | W 37–3 | 9,277 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wofford | No. 2 | | ESPN+ | L 13–19 | 3,722 |
December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Chattanooga* | No. 7 | | ESPN+ | W 26–7 | 7,118 |
| 9:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Montana* | No. 7 | | ESPN2 | L 28–35 OT | 20,884 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
at South Carolina (FBS)
Game Two – No. 6 Furman Paladins (1–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
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No. 6 Furman |
7 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
South Carolina (FBS) |
7 |
20 |
13 | 7 | 47 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 5 mph
- Game attendance: 78,281
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): TBD
Game information
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- First quarter
- (7:27) FU – Dominic Roberto 1-yard run (Axel Lepvreau kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:49; Furman 7-0)
- (4:59) SC – Dakereon Joyner 3-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:21; Tied 7-7)
- Second quarter
- (11:57) FU – Luke Shiflett 4-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Ian Williams kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:04; Furman 14-7)
- (8:26) SC – Spencer Rattler 1-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; Tied 14-14)
- (0:43) SC – Luke Doty 36-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (pass failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:48; South Carolina 20-14)
- (0:03) SC – O'Mega Blake 3-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:26; South Carolina 27-14)
- Third quarter
- (8:36) SC – Xavier Legette 42-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 1:30; South Carolina 34-14)
- (0:09) SC – Tyshawn Russell 50-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (pass failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:01; South Carolina 40-14)
- Fourth quarter
- (10:40) SC – Nyck Harbor 7-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:24; South Carolina 47-14)
- (4:41) FU – Brock Chappell 16-yard pass from Carson Jones (Axel Lepvreau kick) (Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:08; South Carolina 47-21)
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Statistics |
FU |
SC
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First downs |
16 |
25
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Total yards |
65–323 |
77–571
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Rushing yards |
31–80 |
39–108
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Passing yards |
243 |
463
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Passing: Comp–Att–Int |
20–34–1 |
32–38–0
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Time of possession |
28:07 |
31:53
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Furman |
Passing |
Tyler Huff |
14/24, 129 yards, TD, INT
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Rushing |
Jayquan Smith |
8 carries, 30 yards
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Receiving |
Joshua Harris |
6 receptions, 73 yards
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South Carolina |
Passing |
Spencer Rattler |
25/27, 345 yards, 3 TD
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Rushing |
Dakereon Joyner |
11 carries, 42 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Xavier Legette |
6 receptions, 118 yards, TD
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