2023 Furman Paladins football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2023
| team = Furman Paladins
| sport = football
| image = Furman Paladins logo.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| STATSRank = 7
| FCSCoachRank = 6
| record = 10–3
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Clay Hendrix
| hc_year = 7th
| cooff_coach1 = Chad Byers
| cooc1_year = 2nd
| cooff_coach2 = Justin Roper
| cooc2_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Duane Vaughn
| dc_year = 5th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Paladin Stadium
| champion = SoCon Champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| bowl_result = L 28–35OT at Montana
}}
{{2023 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 2023 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Paladins were led by seventh-year head coach Clay Hendrix and played their home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina. The Furman Paladins football team drew an average home attendance of 10,467 in 2023.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2023
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|August 31|Thursday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 6
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 45–10
| attend = 9,827
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| tv = SECN+/ESPN+
| score = 21–47
| attend = 78,281
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = Kennesaw State
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Bank Stadium
| site_cityst = Kennesaw, GA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 31–28
| attend = 6,993
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 8
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 38–14
| attend = 9,387
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 5
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 28–14
| attend = 12,157
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Samford
| site_stadium = Pete Hanna Stadium
| site_cityst = Homewood, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 27–21
| attend = 5,908
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 4
| away = y
| opponent = Western Carolina
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 29–17
| attend = 10,736
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 3
| homecoming = y
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 16–8
| attend = 11,237
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 2
| away = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 17–14
| attend = 9,201
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 2
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 37–3
| attend = 9,277
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Wofford
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 13–19
| attend = 3,722
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename = NCAA Division I Second Round
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 26–7
| attend = 7,118
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|December 8|Friday}}
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank = 7
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Washington-Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 28–35
| overtime = OT
| attend = 20,884
}}
}}
{{cite web |title=2023 Furman Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2023-furman-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules |access-date=13 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=2023 FURMAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE |url=https://furmanpaladins.com/sports/football/schedule/2023 |website=Furman Paladins |access-date=13 April 2023}}
Game summaries
=at South Carolina (FBS)=
{{see also|2023 South Carolina Gamecocks football team}}
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|title=Game Two – No. 6 Furman Paladins (1–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
|date=Saturday, September 9, 2023
|time= 7:30 p.m. EST
|road= No. 6 Furman
|R1=7|R2=7|R3=0|R4=7
|home=South Carolina (FBS)
|H1=7|H2=20|H3=13|H4=7
|stadium=Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
|attendance= 78,281
|weather= Sunny • {{Convert|75|F|C}} • Wind: SE 5 mph
|referee= -
|TVAnnouncers=TBD
|scoring=
;First quarter
- (7:27) FU – Dominic Roberto 1-yard run (Axel Lepvreau kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:49; Furman 7-0)
- (4:59) SC – Dakereon Joyner 3-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:21; Tied 7-7)
;Second quarter
- (11:57) FU – Luke Shiflett 4-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Ian Williams kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:04; Furman 14-7)
- (8:26) SC – Spencer Rattler 1-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; Tied 14-14)
- (0:43) SC – Luke Doty 36-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (pass failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:48; South Carolina 20-14)
- (0:03) SC – O'Mega Blake 3-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:26; South Carolina 27-14)
;Third quarter
- (8:36) SC – Xavier Legette 42-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 1:30; South Carolina 34-14)
- (0:09) SC – Tyshawn Russell 50-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (pass failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:01; South Carolina 40-14)
;Fourth quarter
- (10:40) SC – Nyck Harbor 7-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:24; South Carolina 47-14)
- (4:41) FU – Brock Chappell 16-yard pass from Carson Jones (Axel Lepvreau kick) (Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:08; South Carolina 47-21)
}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Furman Paladins|border=1 |
|-
| First downs || 16 || 25
|-
| Total yards || 65–323 || 77–571
|-
| Rushing yards || 31–80 || 39–108
|-
| Passing yards || 243 || 463
|-
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int || 20–34–1 || 32–38–0
|-
| Time of possession || 28:07 || 31:53
|-
|}
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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics |
| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Furman Paladins|border=1 |
|-
| Rushing || Jayquan Smith || 8 carries, 30 yards
|-
| Receiving || Joshua Harris || 6 receptions, 73 yards
|-
|rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Carolina Gamecocks|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|South Carolina || Passing || Spencer Rattler || 25/27, 345 yards, 3 TD
|-
| Rushing || Dakereon Joyner || 11 carries, 42 yards, TD
|-
| Receiving || Xavier Legette || 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD
|}
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References
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{{Furman Paladins football navbox}}
{{Southern Conference football champions}}
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