The 2004 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Jacksonville State in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, James Madison, in the quarterfinals.
| 2004 Furman Paladins football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 13–14 vs. James Madison | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 5 |
| Record | 10–3 (6–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Mike Killian, Cam Newton, Brian Bratton, Ben Bainbridge |
| Home stadium | Paladin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Furman $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Georgia Southern $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Wofford | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Presbyterian* | No. 7 | W 52–7 | 12,817 | [1] | ||
| September 11 | at Samford* | No. 5 | W 45–10 | 9,053 | [2] | ||
| September 18 | at Gardner–Webb* | No. 4 | W 36–6 | 6,009 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | at Pittsburgh* | No. 2 | L 38–41 OT | 35,121 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | Western Carolina | No. 2 |
| W 31–10 | 14,412 | [5] | |
| October 9 | at No. 21 Appalachian State | No. 2 | FSNS | L 29–30 | 15,311 | [6] | |
| October 16 | The Citadel | No. 8 |
| W 33–14 | 14,481 | [7] | |
| October 23 | at Elon | No. 7 | W 10–0 | 4,872 | [8] | ||
| November 6 | No. 2 Georgia Southern | No. 3 |
| W 29–22 | 17,145 | [9] | |
| November 13 | at No. 12 Wofford | No. 2 | W 31–24 | 12,042 | [10] | ||
| November 20 | Chattanooga | No. 2 |
| W 51–31 | 11,692 | [11] | |
| November 27 | No. 13 Jacksonville State* | No. 2 |
| W 49–7 | 7,051 | [12] | |
| December 4 | No. 8 James Madison* | No. 2 |
| ESPNGP | L 13–14 | 8,812 | [13] |
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References
edit- ^ "Ingle has big game in debut for Paladins". The State. September 5, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins stay in high gear, whip Bulldogs". The Greenville News. September 12, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins pull away". The Greenville News. September 19, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt slips past Furman in OT". The Indiana Gazette. September 26, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman capitalizes on WCU's mistakes to win big at home". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 3, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU stuns Furman thanks to Williams' record day passing". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman avenges losses". The State. October 17, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins slide past Phoenix". The Greenville News. October 24, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins ground Georgia Southern". The Times and Democrat. November 7, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins put Terriers away". The Greenville News. November 14, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman rips Mocs". The Herald. November 21, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "One and done, Paladins overwhelm Gamecocks for easy victory in first round of I-AA playoffs". The Anniston Star. November 28, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU squeezes past Furman behind 1-yard TD from Hines at :28". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 5, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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