2020 Furman Paladins football team

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2020 Furman Paladins football
Furman Paladins logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2020 record3–4 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
(Capacity: 16,000)
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 VMI $^   6 1     6 2  
No. 22 East Tennessee State   4 1     4 1  
Chattanooga   3 1     3 2  
Mercer   5 3     5 6  
Samford   4 3     4 3  
Furman   3 4     3 4  
Wofford   1 4     1 4  
The Citadel   2 6     2 10  
Western Carolina   1 5     1 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Clay Hendrix and played their home games at Paladin Stadium. They competed as members of the Southern Conference.

Schedule[]

Furman had a game scheduled against Tennessee, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 2:00 p.m. Western Carolina No. 15 ESPN+ W 35–7
February 27 1:30 p.m. at VMI No. 10
ESPN+ L 13–14
March 6 1:00 p.m. Samford No. 17
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+ W 44–37 OT
March 13 1:00 p.m. at East Tennessee State No. 15 ESPN+ W 17–13
March 20 1:00 p.m. No. 11 Chattanooga No. 13
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+ L 18–20
April 3 3:30 p.m. at Mercer No. 21 L 14–26
April 10 1:00 p.m. at The Citadel ESPN+ L 7–26
April 17 1:00 p.m. Wofford
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
ESPN+ Canceled[a]
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

  1. ^ On April 5, 2021, Wofford announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the spring 2021 season as a result of injuries and player opt-outs due to COVID-19.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Wofford opts out of remainder of Southern Conference spring football season". Post and Courier. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 Furman Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.


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