2016 Furman Paladins football team

The 2016 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth -year head coach Bruce Fowler and played their home games at Paladin Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place.

2016 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
2016 record	3–8 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Bruce Fowler (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Sorrells
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Gillenwater
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium (Capacity: 16,000)

2016 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 The Citadel $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
No. 13 Chattanooga ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 9 Wofford ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 23 Samford ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Mercer		4	–	4					6	–	5
Furman		3	–	5					3	–	8
East Tennessee State		2	–	6					5	–	6
VMI		1	–	7					3	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

On December 2, Fowler resigned. He finished at Furman with a six-year record of 27–43.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at No. 12 (FBS) Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 13–28	74,516
September 10	6:00 pm	at No. 15 The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 14–19	12,009
September 17	7:00 pm	No. 6 Chattanooga	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 14–21	5,347
September 24	6:00 pm	at No. 17 Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSN	L 21–41	10,311
October 1	3:00 pm	Kennesaw State*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 42–52	6,970
October 8	12:00 pm	Samford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 21–38	4,587
October 15	12:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	Kermit Tipton Stadium Johnson City, TN	SDN	W 52–7	6,052
October 29	1:30 pm	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN3	W 24–10	5,610
November 5	1:30 pm	Wofford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 27–34	7,834
November 12	4:00 pm	Western Carolina	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 49–21	4,117
November 19	3:00 pm	at Mercer	Moye Complex Macon, GA	FSN	L 24–27	10,712
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	3	3	7	13
#12 (FBS) Spartans	7	7	7	7	28

at The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	7	0	7	0	14
#15 Bulldogs	7	6	0	6	19

Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Mocs	0	7	14	0	21
Paladins	0	0	0	14	14

at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	7	7	7	21
#17 Chanticleers	7	20	7	7	41

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	21	28	0	3	52
Paladins	0	14	21	7	42

Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	7	7	38
Paladins	0	14	0	7	21

at East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	21	14	14	3	52
Buccaneers	0	0	0	7	7

at VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	7	10	7	0	24
Keydets	3	0	0	7	10

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	7	13	0	14	34
Paladins	6	7	14	0	27

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	14	0	7	0	21
Paladins	7	6	22	14	49

at Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	9	8	7	24
Bears	7	3	7	10	27

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