2002 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBilly Napier, LeBryan Sperling, Rodney Johnson
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
2002 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 14 Wofford  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 9 Furman ^  6 –2   8 –4  
VMI  3 –5   6 –6  
Western Carolina  3 –5   5 –6  
East Tennessee State  2 –6   4 –8  
Chattanooga  2 –6   2 –10  
The Citadel  1 –7   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a conference mark of 6–2, finishing tied for second in the SoCon. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset by Villanova in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Vanderbilt*No. 7
L 18–4928,568[1]
September 14Elon*No. 7
W 57–74,860[2]
September 21at No. 22 Richmond*No. 7
W 17–77,189[3]
September 28at VMINo. 7
W 55–286,235[4]
October 5Western CarolinaNo. 5
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 24–2313,125[5]
October 12at No. 4 Appalachian StateNo. 5
L 15–1615,331[6]
October 19The CitadelNo. 6
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 37–1013,188[7]
October 26at East Tennessee StateNo. 4
W 25–05,478[8]
November 9No. 9 Georgia SouthernNo. 4
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greensville, SC
L 24–3915,794[9]
November 16at No. 10 WoffordNo. 9
W 23–219,814[10]
November 23ChattanoogaNo. 8
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–77,423[11]
November 30at No. 12 Villanova*No. 6
L 38–453,031[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Daydream turns into a nightmare". The Atlanta Constitution. September 8, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Paladins pour it on". The State. September 15, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Napier takes Furman past Richmond 17–7". The Index-Journal. September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Paladins throttle Keydets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Furman pulls out narrow win over WCU". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Paladins throw away sure thing". The Greenville News. October 13, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2002 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Paladins prove resilience". The Greenville News. October 20, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Furman blows by ETSU". The State. October 27, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Georgia Southern takes easy win over Paladins". The Item. November 10, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Late touchdown lifts Furman over Wofford". The Times and Democrat. November 17, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Paladins whip Mocs, wait for NCAA's call". The Greenville News. November 24, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Paladins get overthrown". The Greenville News. December 1, 2002. pp. 1C, 6C. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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