1996 Furman Paladins football team

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1996 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBraniff Bonaventure, Luther Broughton, Troy Strappy, Greg Sander
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Marshall $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 Furman ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Georgia Southern   2 – 6     4 – 7  
VMI   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–4, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finishing third in the SoCon. In the playoffs, Furman defeated Northern Arizona in the first round and were defeated by Marshall in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Clemson*No. 19
L 3–1962,243[1]
September 14South Carolina State*No. 21
W 27–1312,225[2]
September 21Wofford*No. 20
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 33–311,002[3]
September 28at VMINo. 18
W 21–146,218[4]
October 5Western CarolinaNo. 14
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 45–3011,215[5]
October 12at No. 14 Appalachian StateNo. 13
W 20–1412,111[6]
October 19The CitadelNo. 11
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 35–2511,975[7]
October 26at No. 14 East Tennessee StateNo. 8
L 19–216,904[8]
November 9Georgia SouthernNo. 15
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 21–1411,616[9]
November 16at No. 1 MarshallNo. 12
L 17–4222,615[10]
November 23ChattanoogaNo. 15
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 42–218,152[11]
November 20at No. 6 Northern Arizona*No. 12
W 42–318,700[12]
December 7at No. 1 MarshallNo. 13
  • Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 0–5414,096[13]

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