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2019 Furman Paladins football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2019

| team = Furman Paladins

| sport = football

| image = Furman Paladins logo.svg

| image_size = 150

| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| STATSRank = 21

| FCSCoachRank = 19

| record = 8–5

| conf_record = 6–2

| head_coach = Clay Hendrix

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach = George Quarles

| oc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Duane Vaughn

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain = Andy Godwin

| captain2 = Bo Layton

| captain3 = Donavan Perryman

| captain4 = Jordan Willis

| stadium = Paladin Stadium

| bowl = NCAA Division I First Round

| bowl_result = L 6–42 vs. Austin Peay

}}

{{2019 Southern Conference football standings}}

The 2019 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Clay Hendrix, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon. Furman received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Austin Peay in the first round. The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Preseason

=Preseason polls=

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Paladins were picked to finish in second place in both polls.{{cite web|title=SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=21895&SPID=1781&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211807501&DB_OEM_ID=4000 |date=July 22, 2019 |accessdate=July 24, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=21895&SPID=1781&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211807503&DB_OEM_ID=4000 |date=July 22, 2019 |accessdate=July 24, 2019}}

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|+Media poll

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Furman Paladins|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}}

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| 1

Wofford253 (21)
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| 2

Furman229 (6)
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| 3

East Tennessee State187 (2)
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| 4

Mercer146
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| 5

Chattanooga134
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| 6

Samford125
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| 7

The Citadel111
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| 8

Western Carolina88
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| 9

VMI32

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|+Coaches poll

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{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=Furman Paladins|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}}

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| 1

Wofford63 (7)
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| 2

Furman55 (1)
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| 3

East Tennessee State44 (1)
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| 4

Chattanooga40
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| 5

Mercer34
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| 6

Samford33
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| 7

The Citadel22
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| 8

Western Carolina21
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| 9

VMI12

=Preseason All-SoCon Teams=

The Paladins placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

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Offense

1st team

Bo Layton – OL

2nd team

Devin Wynn – RB

Andy Godwin – OL

Thomas Gordon – WR

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Defense

1st team

Adrian Hope – LB

2nd team

Elijah McKoy – LB

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Specialists

1st team

Grayson Atkins – K

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Schedule

{{CFB schedule

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| tv = y

| attend = y

| opprank = y

| rank = y

| rankyear = 2019

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Eastern

| August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | | Charleston Southern | No. 19 | Paladin Stadium | Greenville, SC | ESPN+ | W 46–13 | 6,146

| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at | Georgia State | No. 17 | Georgia State Stadium | Atlanta, GA | ESPN3 | L 42–48 | 20,351

| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at | Virginia Tech | No. 16 | Lane Stadium | Blacksburg, VA | ACCN | L 17–24 | 52,314

| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | | Mercer | No. 17 | Paladin Stadium | Greenville, SC | Nexstar/ESPN+ | W 45–10 | 7,667

| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | | East Tennessee State | No. 16 | Paladin Stadium | Greenville, SC | Nexstar/ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 5,031

| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at | Samford | No. 14 | Seibert Stadium | Homewood, AL | Nexstar/ESPN+ | W 58–14 | 6,169

| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | | The Citadel | No. 8 | Paladin Stadium | Greenville, SC (rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 10–27 | 6,603

| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at | Western Carolina | No. 14 | E.J. Whitmire Stadium | Cullowhee, NC | ESPN3 | W 28–7 | 8,174

| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at | Chattanooga | No. 13 | Finley Stadium | Chattanooga, TN | ESPN+ | W 35–20 | 7,431

| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | | VMI | No. 9 | Paladin Stadium | Greenville, SC | ESPN+ | W 60–21 | 7,229

| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at | No. 21 Wofford | No. 9 | Gibbs Stadium | Spartanburg, SC (rivalry) | Nexstar/ESPN+ | L 7–24 | 6,457

| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Point Skyhawks|title=Point}} | No. 17 | Paladin Stadium | Greenville, SC | ESPN+ | W 64–7 | 3,207

| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at | No. 18 Austin Peay | No. 16 | Fortera Stadium | Clarksville, TN (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | L 6–42 | 3,559

}}

{{cite web |title=2019 Furman Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2019-furman-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=July 2, 2019}}

Game summaries

=Charleston Southern=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Buccaneers

|R1=0 |R2=6 |R3=7 |R4=0

|Home=No. 19 Paladins

|H1=7 |H2=17|H3=8 |H4=14

}}

{{see also|2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Georgia State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 17 Paladins

|R1=13|R2=7 |R3=8 |R4=14

|Home=Panthers

|H1=3 |H2=14|H3=21|H4=10

}}

{{see also|2019 Georgia State Panthers football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Virginia Tech=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 16 Paladins

|R1=0 |R2=14|R3=0 |R4=3

|Home=Hokies

|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=14|H4=7

}}

{{see also|2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Mercer=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Bears

|R1=0 |R2=10|R3=0 |R4=0

|Home=No. 17 Paladins

|H1=14|H2=14|H3=17|H4=0

}}

{{see also|2019 Mercer Bears football team}}

{{Clear}}

=East Tennessee State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Buccaneers

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=3 |R4=0

|Home=No. 16 Paladins

|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=7

}}

{{see also|2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Samford=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 14 Paladins

|R1=28|R2=14|R3=10|R4=6

|Home=Bulldogs

|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=0

}}

{{see also|2019 Samford Bulldogs football team}}

{{Clear}}

=The Citadel=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Bulldogs

|R1=7 |R2=0 |R3=14|R4=6

|Home=No. 8 Paladins

|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=7

}}

{{see also|2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel–Furman football rivalry}}

{{Clear}}

=At Western Carolina=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 14 Paladins

|R1=3 |R2=10|R3=15|R4=0

|Home=Catamounts

|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0

}}

{{see also|2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Chattanooga=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 13 Paladins

|R1=0 |R2=14|R3=7 |R4=14

|Home=Mocs

|H1=3 |H2=9 |H3=0 |H4=8

}}

{{see also|2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team}}

{{Clear}}

=VMI=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Keydets

|R1=7 |R2=14|R3=0 |R4=0

|Home=No. 9 Paladins

|H1=15|H2=17|H3=14|H4=14

}}

{{see also|2019 VMI Keydets football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Wofford=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 9 Paladins

|R1=7 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0

|Home=No. 21 Terriers

|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=3

}}

{{see also|2019 Wofford Terriers football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Point=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Skyhawks

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=0

|Home=No. 17 Paladins

|H1=21|H2=22|H3=14|H4=7

}}

{{see also|Point Skyhawks football}}

{{Clear}}

=At Austin Peay—FCS First Round=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 16 Paladins

|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=3

|Home=No. 18 Governors

|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=28|H4=7

}}

{{see also|2019 Austin Peay Governors football team}}

The Paladins were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Austin Peay.{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-11-24/fcs-bracket-revealed-2019-division-i-football-championship |title=FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship |website=ncaa.com |date=November 24, 2019 |accessdate=November 24, 2019}}

{{Clear}}

Rankings

{{Ranking movements

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| poll1firstweek = 0

| poll1lastweek = 14

| poll1_0=19

| poll1_1=17

| poll1_2=16

| poll1_3=17

| poll1_4=16

| poll1_5=14

| poll1_6=11

| poll1_7=8

| poll1_8=14

| poll1_9=13

| poll1_10=9

| poll1_11=9

| poll1_12=17

| poll1_13=16

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| poll2title = Coaches

| poll2firstweek = 0

| poll2lastweek = 14

| poll2_0=17

| poll2_1=11

| poll2_2=13

| poll2_3=15

| poll2_4=15

| poll2_5=14

| poll2_6=11

| poll2_7=8

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| poll2_9=13

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References

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