1999 Furman Paladins football team

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1999 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Booth, Ben Hall, John Keith, Stuart Rentz
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^   7 1     13 2  
No. 9 Appalachian State ^   7 1     9 3  
No. 12 Furman ^   7 1     9 3  
Wofford   5 3     6 5  
East Tennessee State   4 4     6 5  
Chattanooga   3 5     5 6  
Western Carolina   2 6     3 8  
The Citadel   1 7     2 9  
VMI   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1999 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a conference mark of 7–1, sharing the SoCon title with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset by UMass in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4
Elon*
L 22–247,152[1]
September 18at William & Mary*W 52–66,390[2]
September 25VMI
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 58–011,212[3]
October 2at Western CarolinaW 27–1911,818[4]
October 9No. 3 Appalachian State
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–2113,052[5]
October 16at The CitadelNo. 18W 31–1714,629[6]
October 23No. 13 East Tennessee StateNo. 14
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 48–2112,572[7][8]
October 30at North Carolina*No. 12W 28–333,000[9]
November 6at No. 4 Georgia SouthernNo. 7L 38–4118,636[10]
November 13WoffordNo. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 30–314,177[11][12]
November 20at ChattanoogaNo. 9W 40–356,676[13]
November 27No. 10 UMass*No. 7
L 23–30 OT7,215[14]

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