2005 Furman Paladins football team
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2005 Furman Paladins football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 23–29 vs. Appalachian State | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
2005 record | 11–3 (5–2 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Sirrine Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Appalachian State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Furman ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth year-head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled and overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, trying for second place in the SoCon. Furman was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoff, where they beat Nicholls State in the first round Richmond in the quarterfinals before falling to SoCon and eventual national champion Appalachian State in the semifinals.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | at No. 20 Jacksonville State* | No. 2 | W 37–35 | ||||
September 10 | at Western Carolina | No. 2 | L 21–41 | 9,847 | |||
September 17 | Samford* | No. 10 | W 45–23 | ||||
September 24 | No. 17 Hofstra* | No. 9 |
| W 44–41 | |||
October 1 | Gardner–Webb* | No. 7 |
| W 48–31 | |||
October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 16 Appalachian State | No. 6 |
| CSS | W 34–31 | 14,138 |
October 15 | at The Citadel | No. 5 | W 39–31 | ||||
October 22 | Elon | No. 2 |
| W 45–6 | |||
November 5 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Georgia Southern | No. 1 | L 24–27 | 19,808 | ||
November 12 | Wofford | No. 4 |
| W 34–21 | |||
November 19 | at Chattanooga | No. 3 | W 56–35 | 5,548 | |||
November 26 | No. 21 Nicholls State* | No. 3 |
| W 14–12 | |||
December 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Richmond* | No. 3 |
| ESPNU/ESPNGP | W 24–20 | 6,603 |
December 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Appalachian State* | No. 3 |
| L 23–29 | 15,307 | |
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References[]
- ^ "Furman Yearly Results (2005-2009)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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