2003 Furman Paladins football team

2003 Furman Paladins football
2003 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (2nd season);
Captain	Hindley Brigham, Danny Marshall, Brandon Poole, Lamar Rembert, Keito Whetstone
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a conference mark of 4–4, finishing tied for fourth in the SoCon.

2003 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Wofford $^	8	–	0	12	–	2
Appalachian State	6	–	2	7	–	4
No. 24 Georgia Southern	5	–	3	7	–	4
Furman	4	–	4	6	–	5
The Citadel	4	–	4	6	–	6
Western Carolina	3	–	5	4	–	7
Chattanooga	3	–	5	3	–	9
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	5	–	7
Elon	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Elon	No. 8	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 24–7	9,174	^[1]
September 6	at Clemson*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 17–28	71,477	^[2]
September 20	Richmond*	No. 9	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 31–17	12,452	^[3]
September 27	Gardner–Webb*	No. 8	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 45–0	9,528	^[4]
October 4	at Western Carolina	No. 6	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 19–13	10,557	^[5]
October 11	Appalachian State	No. 5	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 10–13	12,112	^[6]
October 18	at The Citadel	No. 13	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 9–10	17,041	^[7]
October 25	East Tennessee State	No. 20	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 30–10	10,433	^[8]
November 8	at Georgia Southern	No. 18	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 24–29	14,562	^[9]
November 15	No. 4 Wofford		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 6–7	12,745	^[10]
November 22	at Chattanooga		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 63–12	5,044	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Paladins' Stone cements victory". The Greenville News. August 31, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers survive to beat Furman". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 7, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Paladins' defense escapes the web". The Greenville News. September 21, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman blasts Gardner–Webb". The Beaufort Gazette. September 28, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cats let game slip away". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman tripped again by gaffe". The Greenville News. October 12, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Shocker in the SoCon". The State. October 19, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Paladins too potent". Johnson City Press. October 26, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eagles find joy in beating rival". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terriers complete mission". The Greenville News. November 16, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Paladins finish with a flourish". The Greenville News. November 23, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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