Furman Paladins
SouthernGreenville, SCPaladin Stadium
2026: 2–5 (1–2 Southern). Last: lost at Tennessee Tech 20–15. Next: Samford, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- W 20–3Anderson (SC)
- L 9–56at No. 20 Tennessee
- W 20–13at Mercer
- L 17–20South Carolina State
- L 9–13at Richmond
- L 25–32Wofford
- L 15–20at Tennessee Tech
- Oct 24Samford
- Oct 31Western Carolina
- Nov 7at The Citadel
- Nov 14Chattanooga
- Nov 21at VMI
Furman has played football since 1889 and is officially 645–497–38; 917 of its 1,180 games are in our file. They have won 15 Southern Conference titles (the last in 2023), counting shared titles. Since 1940, the NFL Draft has taken 18 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Furman. Billy Laval (1915–1927) won more games here than any other coach: 81. The most-played rival is The Citadel: 81 meetings, Furman leads 47–32–2. This season, they’re 2–5.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 645–497–38 official; 458–428–31 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1256
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 56 · Composite No. 68 in FCS, Oct 17; up 3 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 15 last in 2023
- Seasons
- 110 since 1902, 917 games
Identity
- Band
- Paladin Regiment since 1920, 230 members
2026 season 2–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vsAnderson (SC) | W 20–3 | 76% |
| Sep 5 | at 20Tennessee | L 9–56 | 11% |
| Sep 12 | at Mercer | W 20–13 | 23% |
| Sep 19 | vs South Carolina State | L 17–20 | 40% |
| Sep 26 | at Richmond | L 9–13 | 33% |
| Oct 3 | vs Wofford | L 25–32 | 59% |
| Oct 10 | at Tennessee Tech | L 15–20 | 24% |
| Oct 24 | vs Samford | Preview | 74% |
| Oct 31 | vs Western Carolina | Preview | 44% |
| Nov 7 | at The Citadel | Preview | 49% |
| Nov 14 | vs Chattanooga | Preview | 46% |
| Nov 21 | at VMI | Preview | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Connor Ackerley794 passing yards, 3 TD (leads Furman in passing yards)
- Ben Croasdale305 rushing yards, 3 TD (leads Furman in rushing yards)
- Luke Shields32 catches, 391 yards, 2 TD (leads Furman in receiving yards)
- Ryan Earl43 tackles, 1 INT (leads Furman in tackles)
- Caleb Easterling33 tackles, 3 INT (leads Furman in interceptions)
- Braylon Peebles40 tackles, 1 INT
Program strength since 1902
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Sheridan | 1978–1981 | 30–13–1 |
| Art Baker | 1973–1977 | 27–24–4 |
| Robert King | 1958–1972 | 60–88–4 |
| Homer Hobbs | 1955–1957 | 6–24 |
| Bill Young | 1950–1954 | 23–24–3 |
| Red Smith | 1948–1949 | 5–12–1 |
| Bob Smith | 1946–1947 | 4–15 |
| Dizzy McLeod | 1932–1936 | 29–9–2 |
| T.B. Amis | 1928–1931 | 9–10–1 |
| Billy Laval | 1915–1927 | 81–34–4 |
| W.B. Bible | 1914–1915 | 5–5 |
| Cuppy Farmer | 1913 | 0–1 |
| Charles Roller | 1902 | 4–3–4 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- The Citadel
47–32–2 in 81
- 2016 L 14–19
- 2017 W 56–20
- 2018 W 28–17
- 2019 L 10–27
- 2020 L 7–26
- 2021 W 24–14
- 2022 W 21–10
- 2023 W 28–14
- 2024 W 17–16
- 2025 W 24–14
Won the last five.
Next: Nov 7
- Wofford
40–31–5 in 76
- 2017 L 23–24
- 2017 L 10–28
- 2018 W 34–14
- 2019 L 7–24
- 2021 W 42–20
- 2022 W 63–28
- 2023 L 13–19
- 2024 L 13–19
- 2025 L 13–31
- 2026 L 25–32
Lost the last four.
- Clemson
10–44–4 in 58
- 1989 L 0–30
- 1994 L 6–27
- 1996 L 3–19
- 1998 L 0–33
- 2003 L 17–28
- 2007 L 10–38
- 2012 L 7–41
- 2018 L 7–48
- 2022 L 12–35
- 2025 L 10–45
Lost the last 10.
| Opponent | Games | FUR record |
|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 81 | 47–32–2 |
| Wofford | 76 | 40–31–5 |
| Clemson | 58 | 10–44–4 |
| Davidson | 48 | 33–15 |
| Presbyterian | 46 | 33–12–1 |
| South Carolina | 45 | 18–26–1 |
| Chattanooga | 34 | 17–17 |
| Western Carolina | 31 | 23–7–1 |
Rivals the program names: The Citadel, Mercer, Samford, Western Carolina, Wofford.
Every opponent (100)
Every program Furman has played, A to Z, with Furman’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- 2nd Developmemt Regiment 0–1
- 48th Infantry 2–0
- Alabama 0–5
- Anderson (SC) 1–0
- App State 11–9–2
- Army 0–5
- Auburn 0–4
- Austin Peay 0–1
- Bingham 2–0
- Bucknell 0–4
- Campbell 1–0
- Carson Newman 3–1–1
- Centre 2–0
- Charleston 0–0–1
- Charleston Southern 2–1
- Chattanooga 17–17
- Clemson 10–44–4
- Coastal Carolina 1–7
- Colgate 3–0
- Davidson 33–15
- Delaware 1–0
- Duke 2–0
- East Carolina 3–11
- East Tennessee State 15–4
- Elon 9–7
- Erskine 11–0–1
- Florida 2–7
- Florida State 2–8
- Frederick 1–0
- Gardner-Webb 4–1
- George Washington 6–8–1
- Georgetown 0–1
- Georgia 2–20
- Georgia Southern 5–6
- Georgia State 0–1
- Georgia Tech 1–9–2
- Georgia Tech B 1–0
- Guilford 2–0
- Hofstra 1–1
- Holy Cross 1–0
- Howard 1–0
- Incarnate Word 0–1
- Jacksonville State 3–0
- James Madison 1–0
- Kennesaw State 1–1
- Lehigh 2–0
- Lenoir Rhyne 2–0
- Liberty 1–0
- Louisiana 0–1
- Louisville 0–1
- LSU 0–0 †
- Mars Hill 2–0
- Marshall 6–0
- Memphis 1–0
- Mercer 12–9–2 †
- Miami 1–2
- Michigan State 0–1
- Mississippi College 5–2
- Missouri 0–1
- Montana 0–1
- Montana State 0–1
- NC State 8–6–4
- Newberry 16–3
- Nicholls 1–0
- North Carolina 1–5
- North Carolina A&T 1–0
- North Greenville 1–0
- Oglethorpe 6–1
- Ohio 0–1
- Ole Miss 1–1
- Parsons 0–1
- Penn State 0–1
- Piedmont 1–0
- Pittsburgh 0–1
- Point University 1–0
- Presbyterian 33–12–1
- Richmond 8–16
- Samford 13–12–1
- South Carolina 18–26–1
- South Carolina State 2–2
- St. Albans 0–0–1
- Stetson 1–2
- Tampa 0–3–1
- Tennessee 0–3
- Tennessee Tech 3–2
- The Citadel 47–32–2
- UCF 1–0
- Vanderbilt 1–2
- Villanova 0–1
- Virginia 1–0
- Virginia Tech 0–7
- VMI 13–11
- Wake Forest 11–7
- Washington and Lee 2–3
- West Georgia 1–0
- West Virginia 1–3
- Western Carolina 23–7–1
- William & Mary 6–6
- Wofford 40–31–5
- Wyoming 0–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
15, counting shared titlesAs the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1889–1893, 1895–1896 and 1900–1901
- SIAA 1902
- Independent 1913–1914
- SIAA 1915–1929
- Independent 1930–1931
- SIAA 1932–1935
- Southern Conference since 1982
Furman’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 2020 | Dick Sheridan coach here, 1978–1981 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 18 since 1940
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
Furman University- Enrollment
- 2,554 2,383 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Public or private
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1826
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $68,635 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1256 | ||||
| 2025 | 6–6 | 4–4 | 1254 | ||||
| 2024 | 3–8–1 | 2–5–1 | 1253 | ||||
| 2023 | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1486 | ||||
| 2022 | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1479 | ||||
| 2021 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1351 | ||||
| 2020 | 3–4 | 1308 | |||||
| 2019 | 8–5 | 6–2 | 1404 | ||||
| 2018 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 1412 | ||||
| 2017 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 1403 | ||||
| 2016 | 3–8 | 3–5 | 1252 | ||||
| 2015 | 4–7 | 2–5 | 1209 | ||||
| 2014 | 3–9 | 2–5 | 1224 | ||||
| 2013 | 8–5 | 6–2 | 1401 | ||||
| 2012 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 1273 | ||||
| 2011 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 1368 | ||||
| 2010 | 5–6 | 3–5 | 1338 | ||||
| 2009 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 1364 | ||||
| 2008 | 7–5 | 4–4 | 1356 | ||||
| 2007 | 6–5 | 4–3 | 1377 | ||||
| 2006 | 8–4 | 6–1 | 1441 | ||||
| 2005 | 11–2 | 5–2 | 1512 | ||||
| 2004 | 10–2 | 6–1 | 1513 | ||||
| 2003 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1358 | ||||
| 2002 | 0–1 | 1287 |
Every season back to 1902 (85 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0–1 | 1313 | |||||
| 1999 | 1–0 | 1340 | |||||
| 1998 | 0–1 | 1272 | |||||
| 1996 | 0–1 | 1271 | |||||
| 1995 | 0–1 | 1268 | |||||
| 1994 | 0–1 | 1281 | |||||
| 1993 | 0–1 | 1283 | |||||
| 1992 | 0–1 | 1291 | |||||
| 1991 | 0–1 | 1300 | |||||
| 1990 | 0–1 | 1303 | |||||
| 1989 | 0–1 | 1316 | |||||
| 1988 | 0–1 | 1332 | |||||
| 1987 | 0–1 | 1356 | |||||
| 1986 | 0–0–1 | 1391 | |||||
| 1985 | 1–0 | 1426 | |||||
| 1984 | 1–0 | 1432 | |||||
| 1983 | 1–0 | 1463 | |||||
| 1982 | 1–1 | 1519 | |||||
| 1981 | 8–3 | 6–2 | Dick Sheridan | 1542 | -3.7 | ||
| 1980 | 9–1–1 | 8–0 | Dick Sheridan | 1569 | 10.5 | ||
| 1979 | 5–6 | 5–3 | Dick Sheridan | 1432 | -8.1 | ||
| 1978 | 8–3 | 5–1 | Dick Sheridan | 1512 | -0.9 | ||
| 1977 | 4–5–2 | 3–2–1 | Art Baker | 1401 | -17.2 | ||
| 1976 | 6–4–1 | 2–2–1 | Art Baker | 1462 | 10.2 | ||
| 1975 | 5–5–1 | 2–4 | Art Baker | 1361 | -10.6 | ||
| 1974 | 5–6 | 2–4 | Art Baker | 1260 | -17.2 | ||
| 1973 | 7–4 | 3–3 | Art Baker | 1252 | -2.5 | ||
| 1972 | 2–9 | 1–6 | Robert King | 1086 | -26.3 | ||
| 1971 | 5–5–1 | 2–3 | Robert King | 1242 | -16.3 | ||
| 1970 | 8–3 | 3–2 | Robert King | 1254 | -17.3 | ||
| 1969 | 1–8–1 | 0–4 | Robert King | 987 | |||
| 1968 | 1–9 | 0–4 | Robert King | 1014 | |||
| 1967 | 5–5 | 1–3 | Robert King | 1134 | |||
| 1966 | 2–7–1 | 1–4 | Robert King | 1086 | |||
| 1965 | 5–5 | 2–3 | Robert King | 1184 | |||
| 1964 | 3–7 | 1–4 | Robert King | 1149 | |||
| 1963 | 7–3 | 3–2 | Robert King | 1295 | |||
| 1962 | 4–6 | 2–2 | Robert King | 1229 | |||
| 1961 | 7–3 | 2–2 | Robert King | 1286 | |||
| 1960 | 5–4–1 | 2–2 | Robert King | 1227 | |||
| 1959 | 3–7 | 3–2 | Robert King | 1205 | |||
| 1958 | 2–7 | 1–2 | Robert King | 1243 | |||
| 1957 | 3–7 | 2–1 | Homer Hobbs | 1238 | |||
| 1956 | 2–8 | 2–2 | Homer Hobbs | 1258 | |||
| 1955 | 1–9 | 1–1 | Homer Hobbs | 1230 | |||
| 1954 | 5–5 | 2–0 | Bill Young | 1355 | |||
| 1953 | 7–2 | 2–0 | Bill Young | 1487 | |||
| 1952 | 6–3–1 | 2–2–1 | Bill Young | 1362 | |||
| 1951 | 3–6–1 | 1–4–1 | Bill Young | 1325 | |||
| 1950 | 2–8–1 | 2–4 | Bill Young | 1298 | |||
| 1949 | 3–6 | 3–3 | Red Smith | 1322 | |||
| 1948 | 2–6–1 | 2–4 | Red Smith | 1266 | |||
| 1947 | 2–7 | 1–4 | Bob Smith | 1227 | |||
| 1946 | 2–8 | 1–4 | Bob Smith | 1200 | |||
| 1942 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 1299 | ||||
| 1941 | 3–4–2 | 2–3–2 | 1301 | ||||
| 1940 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 1361 | ||||
| 1939 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1354 | ||||
| 1938 | 2–7–1 | 0–4–1 | 1284 | ||||
| 1937 | 4–3–2 | 1–2–2 | 1480 | ||||
| 1936 | 7–2 | 4–1 | Dizzy McLeod | 1555 | |||
| 1935 | 8–1 | 3–0 | Dizzy McLeod | 1546 | |||
| 1934 | 5–4 | 2–0 | Dizzy McLeod | 1475 | |||
| 1933 | 6–1–2 | 2–0 | Dizzy McLeod | 1544 | |||
| 1932 | 3–1 | 1–0 | Dizzy McLeod | 1530 | |||
| 1931 | 1–1–1 | T.B. Amis | 1481 | ||||
| 1930 | 2–2 | T.B. Amis | 1483 | ||||
| 1929 | 1–3 | T.B. Amis | 1488 | ||||
| 1928 | 5–4 | 3–1 | T.B. Amis | 1530 | |||
| 1927 | 10–1 | 2–0 | Billy Laval | 1672 | |||
| 1926 | 8–1–1 | 2–0–1 | Billy Laval | 1632 | |||
| 1925 | 7–3 | 2–1 | Billy Laval | 1507 | |||
| 1924 | 5–5 | 0–2 | Billy Laval | 1495 | |||
| 1923 | 10–1 | 3–0 | Billy Laval | 1635 | |||
| 1922 | 8–3 | 2–0 | Billy Laval | 1553 | |||
| 1921 | 7–2–1 | 3–2–1 | Billy Laval | 1580 | |||
| 1920 | 9–1 | 3–1 | Billy Laval | 1561 | |||
| 1919 | 6–2–1 | 2–1–1 | Billy Laval | 1420 | |||
| 1918 | 3–5–1 | 1–2 | Billy Laval | 1305 | |||
| 1917 | 3–5 | 1–2 | Billy Laval | 1338 | |||
| 1916 | 4–5 | 0–3 | Billy Laval | 1380 | |||
| 1915 | 5–3 | 1–1 | W.B. Bible, Billy Laval | 1380 | |||
| 1914few games on file | 1–2 | W.B. Bible | 1378 | ||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–1 | Cuppy Farmer | 1438 | ||||
| 1902 | 4–3–4 | 1–3–1 | Charles Roller | 1476 |
Officially 645–497–38 since 1889 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 458–428–31 (917 of its 1,180 games are on file). Our file starts in 1902; the program began in 1889. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1903–12, 1943–45, 1997, 2000: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.