2013 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 22
FCS CoachesNo. 21
Record8–6 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Kiser (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Windham (3rd season)
CaptainReese Hannon, Greg Worthy, Dakota Dozier
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
2013 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 Furman +^  6 –2   8 –6  
No. 19 Samford +^  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 23 Chattanooga +  6 –2   8 –4  
Georgia Southern *  4 –4   7 –4  
Wofford  4 –4   5 –6  
The Citadel  4 –4   5 –7  
Appalachian State *  4 –4   4 –8  
Elon  1 –7   2 –10  
Western Carolina  1 –7   2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for conference championship and FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2013 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Bruce Fowler, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the SoCon with Chattanooga and Samford. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they beat South Carolina State in the first round before falling the eventual national champion, North Dakota State, the second round. The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmat Gardner–Webb
WMYAL 21–283,876
September 76:00 pmat No. 24 Coastal Carolina*
WMYAL 28–358,636
September 1412:00 pmPresbyterian*
W 21–206,500
September 286:00 pmat The Citadel
W 24–1712,693
October 51:30 pmElon
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN3L 25–2810,254
October 126:00 pmat Chattanooga
ESPN3L 9–3112,197
October 191:30 pmAppalachian State
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
PHDW 27–107,322
October 267:00 pmat No. 13 (FBS) LSU*
PPVL 16–4892,554
November 22:00 pmat Georgia Southern
W 16–1412,220
November 91:30 pmNo. 20 Samforddagger
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
PHDW 35–179,127
November 163:30 pmat Western Carolina
W 32–208,388
November 2312:00 pmWofford
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
PHDW 27–148,291
November 301:00 pmat No. 25 South Carolina State*
ESPN3W 30–204,871
December 73:30 pmat No. 1 North Dakota State*
ESPN3L 7–3818,455

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