2005 Furman Paladins football team

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2005 Furman Paladins football
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 23–29 vs. Appalachian State
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2005 record11–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1at No. 20 Jacksonville State*No. 2
W 37–35
September 10at Western CarolinaNo. 2
L 21–419,847
September 17Samford*No. 10
W 45–23
September 24No. 17 Hofstra*No. 9
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 44–41
October 1Gardner–Webb*No. 7
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 48–31
October 83:00 p.m.No. 16 Appalachian StateNo. 6
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
CSSW 34–3114,138
October 15at The CitadelNo. 5
W 39–31
October 22ElonNo. 2
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 45–6
November 55:00 p.m.at No. 14 Georgia SouthernNo. 1
L 24–2719,808
November 12WoffordNo. 4
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 34–21
November 19at ChattanoogaNo. 3
W 56–355,548
November 26No. 21 Nicholls State*No. 3
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 14–12
December 36:00 p.m.at No. 12 Richmond*No. 3
ESPNU/ESPNGPW 24–206,603
December 1012:00 p.m.at No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 3
L 23–2915,307
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

  1. ^ "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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