2013 Furman Paladins football team

The 2013 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Bruce Fowler, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the SoCon with Chattanooga and Samford. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they beat South Carolina State in the first round before falling the eventual national champion, North Dakota State, the second round. The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

2013 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 7–38 at North Dakota State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 22
FCS Coaches	No. 21
Record	8–6 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Bruce Fowler (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Kiser (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Windham (3rd season)
Captain	Reese Hannon, Greg Worthy, Dakota Dozier
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium

2013 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Furman +^		6	–	2					8	–	6
No. 19 Samford +^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 23 Chattanooga +		6	–	2					8	–	4
Georgia Southern *		4	–	4					7	–	4
Wofford		4	–	4					5	–	6
The Citadel		4	–	4					5	–	7
Appalachian State *		4	–	4					4	–	8
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for conference championship and FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	WMYA	L 21–28	3,876
September 7	6:00 pm	at No. 24 Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	WMYA	L 28–35	8,636
September 14	12:00 pm	Presbyterian*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		W 21–20	6,500
September 28	6:00 pm	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 24–17	12,693
October 5	1:30 pm	Elon	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 25–28	10,254
October 12	6:00 pm	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	L 9–31	12,197
October 19	1:30 pm	Appalachian State	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	PHD	W 27–10	7,322
October 26	7:00 pm	at No. 13 (FBS) LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 16–48	92,554
November 2	2:00 pm	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Staetsboro, GA		W 16–14	12,220
November 9	1:30 pm	No. 20 Samford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	PHD	W 35–17	9,127
November 16	3:30 pm	at Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 32–20	8,388
November 23	12:00 pm	Wofford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	PHD	W 27–14	8,291
November 30	1:00 pm	at No. 25 South Carolina State*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC (NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 30–20	4,871
December 7	3:30 pm	at No. 1 North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 7–38	18,455
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time